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US leaving UN's Human Rights Council, cites anti-Israel bias 20 Jun 2018 - 12:11 pm

Washington: The United States is leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called "an organization that is not worthy...

Most Germans doubt Merkel will get European immigration deal -poll 20 Jun 2018 - 11:34 am

BERLIN: Three-quarters of Germans do not believe Chancellor Angela Merkel will manage to secure a European solution to the immigration dispute that is...

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire 20 Jun 2018 - 11:32 am

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor...

Moon suggests Russian gas be piped to Koreas, Japan 20 Jun 2018 - 11:30 am

Seoul, New pipelines could be laid to bring Russian gas through North Korea to the South and even on to Japan following the...

Russian airline launches flight to Iraq 20 Jun 2018 - 10:49 am

Moscow, Russian airline Red Wings on Wednesday made its maiden flight to Iraq as commercial services between Moscow and Baghdad resume following the...

Australia telecom giant Telstra to axe 8,000 jobs 20 Jun 2018 - 09:54 am

Sydney, Australia's dominant telecommunications company Telstra Wednesday announced plans to axe 8,000 jobs -- a quarter of its workforce -- as part of...

Taliban kill 30 soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire, governor says 20 Jun 2018 - 09:43 am

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 security forces in an ambush on two checkpoints in the farwestern province of Badghis early on Wednesday, the...

Mali admits soldiers implicated in deaths during security sweep 20 Jun 2018 - 09:31 am

Bamako, Mali's defence minister admitted on Tuesday that soldiers were involved in killings in the country's unstable centre, after the discovery of a...

Trump urges Republicans to fix family separation crisis 20 Jun 2018 - 09:22 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers Tuesday he backed their efforts to craft an immigration solution that ends the politically toxic...

Indonesia lists 180 missing on doomed ferry, launches underwater search 20 Jun 2018 - 08:59 am

TIGARAS, Indonesia: The death toll from an Indonesian ferry disaster could top 180, as authorities raised an estimate of the number of people...

Syrian rebel warns of "volcanoes of fire" if Assad attacks south 19 Jun 2018 - 07:46 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces and their Iran-backed allies will face "volcanoes of fire" if they launch a threatened offensive in the opposition-held southwest,...

Blurring the border, Turkey deepens roots in northern Syria 19 Jun 2018 - 07:28 pm

AL-BAB, Syria: A newly paved road links the Turkish town of Elbeyli to the Syrian town of al-Bab, across the border. In al-Bab,...

Coronation plans threaten Thai election schedule 19 Jun 2018 - 05:41 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday his military government will hold elections only after a coronation ceremony for the new Thai king takes...

France's Macron tells teenager: Call me 'monsieur' 19 Jun 2018 - 04:38 pm

PARIS, A video of French President Emmanuel Macron admonishing a teenager who called him by a nickname went viral on social media Tuesday....

Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall gives birth to 2nd child 19 Jun 2018 - 04:20 pm

LONDON, Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall has given birth to a baby girl. Buckingham Palace said Tuesday the baby is the second...

Assad regime, Iran prepare for operation in SW Syria 19 Jun 2018 - 04:19 pm

ANKARA: Forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime have been preparing for a wide-ranging operation against opposition forces in the southwestern province of Daraa...

3 men die of 6 wounded in southern Sweden drive-by shooting 19 Jun 2018 - 04:11 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: The fatal shooting of three men in Malmo, Sweden's third largest city, was the latest incident in suburban feuds between criminal...