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Investigators: Russian military missile downed Flight MH17 24 May 2018 - 02:46 pm

BUNNIK, Netherlands: Detailed analysis of video and photos has unequivocally established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over...

Burkina Faso breaks diplomatic ties with Taiwan 24 May 2018 - 02:18 pm

Ouagadougou: The Sahel state of Burkina Faso announced Thursday that it was breaking diplomatic ties with Taiwan. "The Burkina government decided today to...

Lebanese president begins consultations to name new premier 24 May 2018 - 02:04 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's president began consultations Thursday with lawmakers on naming a new prime minister following this month's parliamentary elections and amid increasing pressures...

Report: Airstrikes on Syria pro-government positions kill 12 24 May 2018 - 01:48 pm

BEIRUT: Airstrikes overnight in eastern Syria killed at least 12 pro-government fighters, all reportedly foreign nationals, a war-monitoring group said Thursday. The Syrian...

Iraq’s Sadr puts ‘finishing touches’ on cabinet lineup 24 May 2018 - 01:18 pm

BAGHDAD: Shia political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Sairoon bloc came in first in Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary polls, says he has put the...

Two dead, 20 injured after train smashes into truck in Italy 24 May 2018 - 10:23 am

Rome, Two people were killed and 20 others injured after a train crashed into a rig truck near the northern Italian city of...

Four dead in Baghdad cafe bombing: Iraqi police 24 May 2018 - 09:27 am

Baghdad: At least four people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber struck a cafe in Baghdad where people had...

Poisoned ex-spy's daughter Yulia Skripal says wants to return to Russia 'in future' 23 May 2018 - 11:54 pm

Moscow: Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with her ex-spy father in Britain in March, said in a video statement Wednesday she would like...

Pompeo: Fate of US-NKorea summit rests with Kim Jong Un 23 May 2018 - 11:36 pm

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he's "very hopeful" that a planned U.S.-North Korean summit will proceed but laid the fate...

Iran leader: Europe must protect trade with Tehran to save nuclear deal 23 May 2018 - 11:33 pm

LONDON: Iran's top leader set out a series of conditions on Wednesday for European powers if they want Tehran to stay in a...

Madras High Court halts Vedanta copper smelter expansion in Thoothukudi after police firing killed 11 23 May 2018 - 10:38 pm

THOOTHUKUDI/MUMBAI India: One person died and others were wounded by gunfire in southern India on Wednesday in fresh violence related to protesters' demands...

Japanese Passport ranked 'most powerful' in world 23 May 2018 - 09:03 pm

ANKARA: Japan has the "most powerful" Passport in the world, according to Henley Passport Index on Tuesday. Tokyo offers its citizens visa-free or...

Nipah suspected cases in Karnataka as Bahrain urges nationals avoid travel to Kerala where 11 dead 23 May 2018 - 08:10 pm

DUBAI, KOCHI & MUMBAI, : Bahrain has asked its nationals to avoid travelling to India's Kerala until an outbreak of the rare Nipah...

German city partially evacuated after WWII bomb found 23 May 2018 - 04:09 pm

BERLIN: German authorities have evacuated a downtown area of the eastern city of Dresden after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found...

Trump: US may need new 'structure' for China trade deal 23 May 2018 - 03:22 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says the U.S. will probably need a "different structure" when it comes to trade with China. His tweet Wednesday...

Speaker Nabih Berri, great survivor of Lebanese politics 23 May 2018 - 03:15 pm

Beirut: Famous for his quick wit and shrewd politicking, Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri is returning for a sixth consecutive term as speaker of...

Mugabe a no-show at Zimbabwe parliament hearing 23 May 2018 - 01:28 pm

Harare: Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe on Wednesday failed to turn up for a parliamentary hearing where he was due to give evidence...

Hamburg is first German city to order diesel bans 23 May 2018 - 12:38 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Authorities in Hamburg said Wednesday they would ban some diesel vehicles from two major arteries to improve air quality, making...