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Former Malaysian PM Najib says he is innocent, has chance to clear his name 04 Jul 2018 - 10:48 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's former prime minister, Najib Razak, on Wednesday said he was innocent and had a chance to clear his name, hours...

Polish judge enters Supreme Court building, defying government's new law 04 Jul 2018 - 10:17 am

WARSAW, Polish judge Malgorzata Gersdorf walked into the Supreme Court building on Wednesday morning, defying new legislation forcing her to retire as court...

British police say unknown substance leaves 2 people critically ill near Salisbury 04 Jul 2018 - 10:11 am

LONDON: British police declared a major incident after finding a man and a woman in a critical condition who may have been exposed...

One death reported in latest Nicaraguan violence 04 Jul 2018 - 10:01 am

Managua, Truckloads of police and pro-government gunmen rolled into a town in northern Nicaragua Tuesday, clearing an opposition roadblock in clashes that left...

Egyptian army destroys Gaza smuggling tunnel: Reports 03 Jul 2018 - 08:49 pm

Gaza CITY, Palestine: The Egyptian army on Tuesday destroyed a tunnel used for smuggling goods from the Sinai Peninsula into the blockaded Gaza...

Drug use in Kenya's coast communities up as West-bound heroin flows through 03 Jul 2018 - 08:49 pm

NAIROBI: Heroin use is increasing in Kenya's coastal communities as international traffickers use them as a transit point for drugs bound from Afghanistan...

Palestinians denounce Israel move to punish payments to prisoner families 03 Jul 2018 - 08:49 pm

Ramallah: A top Palestinian official on Tuesday strongly denounced a new Israeli law that will freeze money transfers to the Palestinian Authority to...

Mexico's Lopez Obrador meets outgoing president, wants 3-year referendum 03 Jul 2018 - 08:37 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, met with the country's outgoing leader on Tuesday, hours after the leftist said he would...

Thai boys need hope, exercise to survive cave ordeal: experts 03 Jul 2018 - 06:37 pm

Paris: Weakened by nine days without food, 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave are fighting threats to their...

Drug dealers nabbed with Trump-shaped ecstasy pills 03 Jul 2018 - 05:39 pm

Washington: The Trump brand has been slapped on steaks, ties, wine, an airline and any number of skyscrapers, but US police have discovered...

British divers who found Thai children no stranger to rescues 03 Jul 2018 - 03:34 pm

London: Two British volunteer divers who helped find a youth football team trapped in a cave complex in Thailand have a history of...

Former Malaysian PM Najib arrested over huge graft probe 03 Jul 2018 - 02:02 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators Tuesday, officials said, the latest dramatic development in a widening...

Israel to punish Palestinian payments to prisoner families 03 Jul 2018 - 10:57 am

Jerusalem, Israel's parliament has passed a law to freeze money transferred to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to the families of Palestinians...

Austria says to 'protect' its borders after German migrant deal 03 Jul 2018 - 10:06 am

Vienna: Austria's government warned Tuesday it could "take measures to protect" its borders after Germany planned restrictions on the entry of migrants as...

Woman confronts EPA chief at Washington restaurant 03 Jul 2018 - 09:41 am

Washington: A woman confronted EPA chief Scott Pruitt at a Washington restaurant and called on him to resign -- the latest time an...

Renovated museum opens as part of $380M Gateway Arch project 03 Jul 2018 - 09:31 am

St. Louis: The centerpiece of a five-year project to transform the area around the Gateway Arch officially opens Tuesday when the Arch museum...

Iran's president warns over US push against buying Iran oil 03 Jul 2018 - 09:25 am

TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is warning that regional oil supply could be jeopardized if the United States manages to get its...

Bali volcano hurls lava and ash, airport unaffected 03 Jul 2018 - 09:16 am

Denpasar, Indonesia: The Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali erupted Monday evening, ejecting a 2,000-meter-high (6,560-foot-high) column of thick...