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Hamas leader hints of mass breach of Israeli border 10 May 2018 - 07:05 pm

GAZA CITY: The Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip on Thursday said protesters in a mass demonstration along the Israeli border next week...

Delhi police parade 'space suit' scammers after NASA claims exposed 10 May 2018 - 05:53 pm

New Delhi: The alleged scam was out of this world but Indian police brought a father and son duo down to earth Wednesday...

Ex-strongman seeks legacy as savior of Malaysia's democracy 10 May 2018 - 05:35 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Known as an authoritarian leader who ruthlessly persecuted his foes and stifled dissent, Mahathir Mohamad was an unlikely choice to...

Mahathir Mohamad, 92, sworn in as Malaysia leader to cement power shift 10 May 2018 - 05:35 pm

Mahathir Mohamad officially became Malaysia’s prime minister a day after his disparate coalition ended the ruling coalition’s 61-year grip on power in the...

Germany calls for de-escalation in Middle East 10 May 2018 - 04:39 pm

BERLIN: Germany voiced alarm on Thursday at the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, after Israel announced that it attacked Iran’s military...

UK warns against 'further escalations' between Iran and Israel 10 May 2018 - 04:26 pm

London: Britain on Thursday warned against "further escalations" after Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria that Israel said were in response to...

Turkey's Erdogan tells Iran's Rouhani that U.S. decision on nuclear deal wrong 10 May 2018 - 04:04 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that he found the U.S. decision to withdraw from a...

Macron to Merkel: 'Don't wait, act now' for Europe 10 May 2018 - 02:54 pm

Aachen, Germany: France's President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to move decisively and quickly on reforming the European Union,...

Iraq security forces vote in first poll since IS war 10 May 2018 - 01:27 pm

Baghdad: Around one million soldiers, police and other security personnel were voting across Iraq on Thursday in the first national elections since the...

Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China: Mahathir 10 May 2018 - 01:01 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday, just hours after his coalition secured...

China's Shijiazhuang to take air pollution fight to crematoriums, public toilets 10 May 2018 - 12:58 pm

BEIJING: China's northern city of Shijiazhuang will take aim at everything from coal-fired power plants to crematoriums and even public toilets in its...

First reported deaths in Congo Ebola outbreak came in January -WHO 10 May 2018 - 12:55 pm

KINSHASA: Cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in an area of Congo that is facing an Ebola epidemic as far back as December...

Trump welcomes freed Korean-Americans' return to US 10 May 2018 - 10:29 am

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.: Three Korean-Americans who were detained in North Korea for more than a year were greeted by President Donald Trump...

At least 20 dead after dam bursts in Kenya: police 10 May 2018 - 10:18 am

Nairobi: At least 20 people died when their homes were swept away after a dam burst in southern Kenya following heavy rains, police...

Douma accusations 'a farce': Assad 10 May 2018 - 09:06 am

Athens, Accusations that Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons against the Syrian town of Douma last month are a "farce", the Syrian president...

Spain's Galicia welcomes back thousands of Venezuelans 10 May 2018 - 08:46 am

Vigo, Spain, Decades ago, they left their homes in northwestern Spain in their thousands for Venezuela, fleeing poverty or attracted by promises of...

Malaysia's Mahathir says expects to be sworn in as PM today 10 May 2018 - 08:35 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, said he expected to be sworn in as prime minister later Thursday after his stunning...