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North Korean military may benefit from Kim's charm offensive 06 Jun 2018 - 08:09 am

TOKYO: While raising hopes for denuclearization and a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's newly...

Nearly 200 missing, 75 dead from Guatemala volcano 06 Jun 2018 - 07:54 am

Alotenango, Guatemala, Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 have been killed since Guatemala's Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend,...

Trump says he has 'absolute right' to pardon himself 05 Jun 2018 - 10:12 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe Monday, declaring he has...

US graduate quotes Trump in speech; oops, it was Obama 05 Jun 2018 - 08:26 pm

Chicago: A high school student giving a graduation speech in the US state of Kentucky offered a lesson in politics over the weekend...

Air strike in northeast Syria kills 11 civilians: monitor 05 Jun 2018 - 12:14 pm

Beirut: An air strike on an area in northeastern Syria still held by the Islamic State group has killed at least 11 civilians,...

Police seal off Berlin school, suspecting "dangerous situation" 05 Jun 2018 - 12:06 pm

BERLIN: German police have sealed off a primary school in Berlin and the surrounding area due to a potentially "dangerous situation", they tweeted...

US boycotts world disarmament body over Syria presidency 05 Jun 2018 - 11:54 am

Geneva: The United States said it would boycott Tuesday's session of the Conference on Disarmament amid fears that Syria is using its presidency...

Ethiopia's parliament approves government's move to end emergency rule 05 Jun 2018 - 11:32 am

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's parliament approved on Tuesday the government's decision to lift a six-month state of emergency two months earlier than planned, state-affiliated...

Australia criticises China pressure for Qantas to change website on Taiwan 05 Jun 2018 - 11:23 am

Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Tuesday criticised China for pressuring Qantas Airways Ltd to change its website to refer to Taiwan...

King warns Jordan 'at crossroads' over economic protests 05 Jun 2018 - 10:55 am

Amman: Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned that the country is "at a crossroads", after a week of anti-austerity protests that continued overnight...

British ministers expected to approve new Heathrow runway 05 Jun 2018 - 10:48 am

LONDON: Senior British ministers are set to approve a new runway at London's Heathrow airport, paving the way for lawmakers to vote on...

Frenchman begins Pacific Ocean crossing attempt 05 Jun 2018 - 10:00 am

TOKYO: Long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte set off from Japan’s east coast on Tuesday in his bid to become the first person to swim...

Afghan president backs suicide bomb fatwa after 14 killed 05 Jun 2018 - 09:18 am

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned Monday's suicide bomb attack outside a peace tent gathering of Muslim clerics in Kabul and backed their...

Melania reappears after vanishing act sparks speculation 05 Jun 2018 - 09:11 am

Washington: Melania Trump attended a White House event for military veterans on Monday, ending a 25-day absence from the public eye that had...

Mexico court orders new probe into massacre of students 05 Jun 2018 - 08:56 am

Mexico City: A court in Mexico has ordered a new probe into a crime that horrified the nation: the disappearance and suspected massacre...

Belgium to honour two police officers killed in attack 05 Jun 2018 - 08:33 am

Brussels: Police from across Belgium will pay tribute on Tuesday to two female officers killed in a shooting claimed by the Islamic State...

Suspected Arizona serial killer fatally shoots himself -police 05 Jun 2018 - 08:09 am

PHOENIX, A man suspected of killing six people, including a noted psychiatrist who advised prosecutors investigating high-profile murders, killed himself on Monday as...