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Four new Congo Ebola cases as medics prepare experimental treatment 11 Aug 2018 - 01:32 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Four new cases of Ebola virus have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry...

Iran foreign minister says no meeting planned with U.S. counterpart - news agency 11 Aug 2018 - 10:56 am

DUBAI, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there was no meeting planned with US officials including his counterpart Mike Pompeo at the...

Thai child bride returns from Malaysia after outcry 11 Aug 2018 - 10:19 am

Bangkok, An 11-year-old child bride returned to Thailand this week after widespread outcry over her marriage to a Malaysian man 30 years her...

Mechanic steals empty plane from Seattle's airport, crashes 11 Aug 2018 - 09:54 am

An airline mechanic stole an airplane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday and was chased by two US military jets before crashing on...

Venezuela asks Interpol to arrest politician over alleged plot 11 Aug 2018 - 01:07 am

Caracas: Venezuela said Friday it has asked Interpol to arrest an opposition politician exiled in Colombia and accused of involvement in an apparent...

Peru's new president spurns opposition proposals on referendum 11 Aug 2018 - 01:07 am

PUCALLPA: Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has rejected calls to include measures proposed by opposition lawmakers in a national anti-corruption referendum that would bar...

Two police officers among four fatally shot in Canada 11 Aug 2018 - 12:56 am

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick: Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption...

Man charged in California wildfire refuses to go to court 11 Aug 2018 - 12:56 am

SANTA ANA: A man charged with starting a Southern California wildfire that has burned 12 cabins and forced at least 20,000 people from...

Colombia to ask UN for special envoy to manage Venezuelan migrant crisis 11 Aug 2018 - 12:56 am

BOGOTA: Colombia will ask the United Nations to designate a special envoy to coordinate humanitarian aid for the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan...

Portugal, Spain get upper hand over major wildfires 11 Aug 2018 - 12:47 am

LISBON, Portugal: Authorities in Portugal say they have brought under control a major wildfire in the south of the country after a weeklong...

California blazes threaten populated areas 11 Aug 2018 - 12:24 am

Lake Elsinore, United States: Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the...

South Korea firms caught importing coal, iron from North: Seoul 10 Aug 2018 - 11:58 pm

Seoul: Three South Korean firms were caught importing coal and iron from the North last year, Seoul said Friday, in an apparent violation...

Why did Bangladesh arrest Shahidul Alam? 10 Aug 2018 - 11:58 pm

The recent arrest of award-winning photographer Shahidul Alam raised important questions about human rights, freedom of expression and the role urban elite should...

Wife of jailed Myanmar reporter gives birth to first child 10 Aug 2018 - 11:33 pm

Yangon: The wife of a Reuters journalist on trial in Myanmar gave birth to a daughter Friday, the company said, as she delivered...

Two killed in fresh Gaza protests but Israel-Hamas truce holds 10 Aug 2018 - 11:33 pm

Gaza City: Two Palestinians including a medic were killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border Friday, but away from protests the calm...

Myanmar snubs Hague court's intervention in Rohingya crisis 10 Aug 2018 - 11:22 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar sharply rejected an attempt by the International Criminal Court to consider the country's culpability for activities that caused 700,000 minority...