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Spain's first 'stolen babies' case comes to trial 24 Jun 2018 - 07:34 am

Madrid: A former doctor will go on trial on Tuesday in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn baby from her mother and giving...

Iraqi PM Abadi and cleric Sadr enter into political alliance 23 Jun 2018 - 09:31 pm

NAJAF, Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday that their political blocs, which came in third and...

Iraqi airstrike kills 45 Islamic State leaders inside Syria 23 Jun 2018 - 04:54 pm

BAGHDAD: Dozens of Islamic State militants were killed in an Iraqi airstrike inside neighboring Syria, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Saturday. The attack...

Blast as Zimbabwe president campaigns; Mnangagwa not hurt 23 Jun 2018 - 04:33 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe state media say an explosion has rocked a stadium where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was addressing a campaign rally. The Zimbabwe...

Thousands march in London for second Brexit vote 23 Jun 2018 - 03:53 pm

London: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to call for a second vote on Britain's departure from the European Union. The...

Iraq conducts air strike on Islamic State position in Syria 23 Jun 2018 - 03:50 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has conducted an air strike on three houses in the Syrian town of Hajin where Islamic State leaders were meeting, killing...

Erdogan, rival Ince trade blows on eve of crunch Turkey polls 23 Jun 2018 - 03:23 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival Muharrem Ince on Saturday traded blows in mass rallies on the final day of...

Over 400 migrants saved off Spain: rescue service 23 Jun 2018 - 02:54 pm

Tarifa, Spain: A total of 418 migrants were rescued in three operations off the coast of Spain on Saturday, the national rescue service...

Scores injured in grenade blast at Ethiopian PM's rally 23 Jun 2018 - 02:06 pm

Addis Ababa: Scores of people were hurt in a grenade blast at new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's first mass rally in the...

Syrian army gains ground in rebel south: monitor 23 Jun 2018 - 01:49 pm

Beirut: Syrian regime forces on Saturday made their first gains on the ground against rebel fighters in the southern province of Daraa after...

Anti-trafficking campaigners abducted and raped in India 23 Jun 2018 - 01:42 pm

CHENNAI, India: Five Indian anti trafficking campaigners were gang-raped at gunpoint during an awareness programme they were organising in a village, police said...

Blast at Ethiopian PM's rally sparks panic 23 Jun 2018 - 11:52 am

Addis Ababa: A small blast sparked panic at a public rally for Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended by tens of thousands...

Cambodia strongman delights as orangutans dance and kickbox 23 Jun 2018 - 11:45 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen took a brief break from electioneering on Saturday to watch orangutans roller skate, kickbox and dance...

Ten days after Trump-Kim summit hard work yet to begin 23 Jun 2018 - 10:48 am

Washington: The landmark summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un ended with a pledge of "complete denuclearization," but ten days...

Blast at Addis Ababa rally for new Ethiopian prime minister - Reuters witness 23 Jun 2018 - 10:11 am

ADDIS ABABA: Several people were killed and injured in an explosion at a rally attended by thousands in Addis Ababa on Saturday, Ethiopia's...

French teen who accidentally crossed Canada-US border held for 2 weeks: report 23 Jun 2018 - 10:07 am

Ottawa, A young French woman who was visiting her mother in western Canada spent two weeks in a US detention center after inadvertently...

S. Korea ex-PM and spy agency founder dies at 92 23 Jun 2018 - 09:45 am

Seoul, Kim Jong-pil, founder of South Korea's once-infamous spy agency and former prime minister, died Saturday in Seoul, his aide said. He was...

Brexit leaves ferry to Ireland in uncertain waters 23 Jun 2018 - 09:39 am

Carlingford, Ireland: The Carlingford ferry, which connects Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, was launched one year ago but is already facing...