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India's Modi visits Nepal in bid to counter China influence 11 May 2018 - 11:02 pm

Kathmandu: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of a mega hydropower plant during a visit to Nepal Friday, part of his...

Fears of flooding as Mumbai plans to open salt pans for social housing 11 May 2018 - 10:50 pm

BANGKOK: A plan by Mumbai authorities to develop protected coastal land now used for making salt could cause severe flooding in the congested...

'Rock bottom: Anti-McCain comments spark uproar 11 May 2018 - 09:05 pm

Washington: Family and congressional colleagues pushed back Friday against attacks on cancer-stricken John McCain, including one by a White House aide who reportedly...

Novartis CEO says agreement with Trump lawyer was mistake 11 May 2018 - 08:49 pm

Novartis AG Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan said the Swiss drugmaker "made a mistake” in signing up lawyer Michael Cohen to give the...

Iran cleric threatens destruction of Israeli cities 11 May 2018 - 08:49 pm

TEHRAN: A prominent Iranian cleric on Friday threatened two Israeli cities with destruction if the country "acts foolishly" and retaliates against it again,...

Giuliani 'quite certain' Trump didn't know about Cohen deals 11 May 2018 - 08:40 pm

NEW YORK: Rudy Giuliani, one of President Donald Trump's attorneys, said he is "quite certain" the president did not know Michael Cohen was...

Israelis shoot dead Palestinian in Gaza border protests 11 May 2018 - 07:10 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday during a seventh week of protests on the Gaza border,...

It's about war and peace: Germany and France urge restraint in Middle East 10 May 2018 - 10:16 pm

BERLIN/PARIS: France and Germany on Thursday urged Israel and Iran to exercise restraint and avoid further escalation of hostilities in the Middle East...

Singapore will host US-North Korea summit, nuclear issue to dominate 10 May 2018 - 10:03 pm

WASHINGTON: Leaders of the United States and North Korea will meet for the first time when President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un...

EU calls Iranian strikes against Israel "extremely worrying" 10 May 2018 - 10:03 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union called reports about Iranian strikes against Israeli army posts from inside Syria "extremely worrying" and said Israel had the...

Iran does not want 'new tensions' in Mideast: Rouhani 10 May 2018 - 09:42 pm

Tehran: Iran does not want "new tensions" in the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday in a telephone call with German Chancellor...

Israel hits Iranian positions in Syria after missile barrage 10 May 2018 - 09:42 pm

Israel conducted its biggest raid inside Syria in at least 30 years, saying Iranian forces there fired a barrage of missiles at the...

Guterres demands end to 'hostile acts' after Israel-Iran escalation 10 May 2018 - 09:34 pm

United Nations, United States: UN secretary general Antonio Guterres on Thursday appealed for an "immediate halt to all hostile acts" in the Middle...

US says Iran nuclear inspections must continue 10 May 2018 - 09:24 pm

Washington: The White House wants intrusive inspections of Iran's nuclear sites to continue despite President Donald Trump's withdrawal from a landmark accord on...

Britain says it supports Israel's right to defend itself against Iran 10 May 2018 - 09:24 pm

LONDON: Britain supports Israel's right to defend itself against Iranian aggression, Prime Minister Theresa May told her Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in a...

Erdogan and Rouhani discuss US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal 10 May 2018 - 09:24 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed on Thursday with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani the withdrawal of the United States from the...

Israel-Iran flare-up raises spectre of major escalation in regional conflict 10 May 2018 - 07:36 pm

Paris: Deadly strikes by Israel against alleged Iranian sites in Syria have raised fears of a dramatic escalation in regional conflict, but the...

Insight or influence? Trump attorney's business scrutinized 10 May 2018 - 07:27 pm

WASHINGTON: Already under investigation for a payment to a porn star, President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney is facing intensifying legal and ethical...