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Deadly Northern California wildfire rages largely unchecked 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

REDDING: Fire crews facing several weather uncertainties Sunday struggled to corral a deadly blaze in Northern California that has left thousands of dazed...

Children, great-grandmother among 5 dead in California wildfire 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

Redding: Two children and their great-grandmother were among the five killed in a Northern California wildfire as fire crews battled on to quell...

Giuliani says Trump could soon decide on Mueller interview 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the president may be open to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller even if...

Egyptian president 'upset' over online calls for resignation 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president zealously defended his economic policies on Sunday, saying he was left with no choice but to embrace painful...

After prison release, Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi considers law study 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

NABI SALEH, West Bank: Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers, walked...

Israel navy intercepts activist boat trying to break Gaza blockade 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's navy on Sunday intercepted a Norwegian-flagged activist boat trying to break its more than decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, the...

New York Times publisher, Trump meet to discuss anti-media rhetoric 29 Jul 2018 - 07:00 pm

BRIDGEWATER: President Donald Trump met with the publisher of The New York Times to discuss media coverage of his administration, including his oft-repeated...

Trump golf course damaged sand dunes in Scotland 29 Jul 2018 - 07:00 pm

LONDON: U.S. President Donald Trump's family business partially destroyed legally protected sand dunes in Scotland when it built a golf course north of...

CBI takes over Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case 29 Jul 2018 - 06:42 pm

New Delhi/Patna: The CBI on Sunday took over the case of rapes in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and filed an FIR...

Monsoon rains collapse houses in northern India, killing 58 29 Jul 2018 - 06:42 pm

LUCKNOW, India: At least 58 people have been killed in the past two days as monsoon rains triggered house collapses and flooded wide...

3 dead, 7 wounded after gunmen in New Orleans fire on crowd 29 Jul 2018 - 05:14 pm

NEW ORLEANS: Two armed individuals walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall in New Orleans and opened fire,...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he will not vote for successor Mnangagwa 29 Jul 2018 - 02:35 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, who was ousted in November, said Sunday that he would not vote for his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa...

Resistance continues, says Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi 29 Jul 2018 - 02:01 pm

NABI SALEH, West Bank: A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli...

Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service 29 Jul 2018 - 11:30 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister has ordered the suspension of the country's electricity minister over a power crisis and poor service. Haider al-Abadi made...

Powerful quake hits Indonesia's Lombok, 12 killed, houses damaged 29 Jul 2018 - 10:48 am

SEMBALUN, Indonesia: A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday killing 12 people and sending...

Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi out of Israeli prison 29 Jul 2018 - 09:49 am

NABI SALEH, West Bank: Israel released 17-year-old Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi from prison early on Sunday, after she served her eight-month sentence...