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Divers to hunt for three Polish miners trapped underground 09 May 2018 - 11:15 am

WARSAW: Divers were being sent on Wednesday to try to rescue three Polish miners trapped almost a kilometre (half a mile) underground since...

Three blasts rock Afghan capital of Kabul, casualties feared 09 May 2018 - 10:42 am

KABUL: Three blasts hit the Afghan capital of Kabul in rapid succession on Wednesday and gunfire then broke out, police and interior ministry...

Vietnam asks China to withdraw military equipment from South China Sea 09 May 2018 - 10:34 am

HANOI, Vietnam has asked China to withdraw military equipment from the South China Sea, following media reports this month that China had installed...

5 officers, 1 inmate dead in Indonesia detention center riot 09 May 2018 - 10:00 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Five officers and one prisoner were killed in a riot at a police detention center in a city near Indonesia's capital...

Pompeo in NKorea to finalize summit, seek Americans' release 09 May 2018 - 08:56 am

PYONGYANG, North Korea, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea on Wednesday to finalize plans for a historic summit between...

Stormy Daniels' lawyer says Russian firm's US affiliate paid Trump attorney $500,000 09 May 2018 - 08:17 am

NEW YORK, An attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, was paid $500,000 by...

UAE supports US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal 08 May 2018 - 10:49 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said it backed the United States' decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord on Tuesday and voiced...

Netanyahu praises Trump's 'bold' withdrawal from Iran deal 08 May 2018 - 10:48 pm

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed strong support for US President Donald Trump's "bold" decision Tuesday to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal,...

France, Germany, Britain say 'committed' to upholding Iran deal 08 May 2018 - 10:44 pm

Paris: France, Germany and Britain said Tuesday that they were committed to implementing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal despite US President Donald Trump's...

What is Iran nuclear deal? Why is it targeted? 08 May 2018 - 10:16 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iran's nuclear deal with world powers faces its biggest diplomatic challenge yet as President Donald Trump is withdrawing the...

Trump announces decision on Iran nuclear deal 08 May 2018 - 09:16 pm

DEVELOPING STORY.... Trump announces decision on Iran nuclear deal Trump says Iran nuclear deal doesn't constrain Iran's destabilizing activities, including support for terrorism....

China's Xi, North Korea's Kim meet ahead of Trump summit 08 May 2018 - 08:47 pm

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on Tuesday and later spoke...

Iran's Rouhani will respond to Trump tonight 08 May 2018 - 08:45 pm

Tehran: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will respond on state television on Tuesday, shortly after US counterpart Donald Trump's expected withdrawal from the nuclear...

Netanyahu opposition to Iran deal not shared by all Israelis 08 May 2018 - 08:34 pm

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an outspoken opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, but some in Israel's government and security establishment see...

Trump decides to exit nuclear accord with Iran 08 May 2018 - 08:14 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, according...

Maldives' chief justice jailed for nearly 5 months 08 May 2018 - 05:51 pm

MALE, Maldives: A court in the Maldives has sentenced the country's chief justice to nearly five months in prison on charges of obstructing...

U.S. urges post-election Lebanon to keep policy of staying out of foreign wars 08 May 2018 - 05:33 pm

BEIRUT: The U.S. embassy in Beirut on Tuesday urged all parties in Lebanon to uphold the country's policy of disassociation from foreign conflicts,...