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Turkey ruling party names Erdogan as presidential candidate 03 May 2018 - 03:41 pm

Ankara: Turkey's ruling party on Thursday confirmed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its candidate to run in snap polls in June, while the...

National Film Award winners miffed over ceremony 03 May 2018 - 03:24 pm

New Delhi: Over 60 National Film Awards recipients have decided to not attend the award distribution ceremony here on Thursday as President Ram...

Russia: 2 dead in fighter jet crash off Syrian coast 03 May 2018 - 02:37 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian fighter jet crashed Thursday off the coast of Syria, killing both pilots, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, which said the...

Two teenagers gang raped in India, one commits suicide 03 May 2018 - 01:28 pm

NEW DELHI: Two teenagers have been gang raped in separate incidents in India in the past four days, highlighting a rape epidemic that...

US trade team arrives in Beijing for talks, China media cautious 03 May 2018 - 12:52 pm

Beijing: A US trade delegation arrived in China on Thursday for talks on tariffs, with state media saying China will stand up to...

Gunmen kidnap German nurse in Somalia capital 03 May 2018 - 12:49 pm

Mogadishu: Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in...

Cambridge Analytica and British parent shut down after Facebook scandal 03 May 2018 - 12:35 pm

Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd,...

Cracks in Scottish nuclear reactor core prompt safety checks 03 May 2018 - 12:19 pm

LONDON: A reactor at EDF Energy's Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland will remain offline for additional safety checks after cracks were...

Ahead of independence vote, Macron visits key French Pacific foothold 03 May 2018 - 11:45 am

Noumea: President Emmanuel Macron made his first visit to the French archipelago of New Caledonia Thursday, where tensions are running high ahead of...

Russia says war plane crashes in Syria, killing two pilots - agencies 03 May 2018 - 11:18 am

MOSCOW: The Russian military said a Sukhoi-30 multi-role fighter jet had crashed in Syria on Thursday, killing both of its pilots, Russian news...

Hundreds prepare to exit rebel areas near Damascus: state media 03 May 2018 - 10:56 am

Damascus: Hundreds of rebels and civilians prepared to leave Thursday from three districts south of Syria's capital, state media said, under a negotiated...

German police raid migrant shelter after clashes 03 May 2018 - 10:42 am

BERLIN: German police launched a raid on a migrant shelter on Thursday where three days ago 150 asylum seekers clashed with police and...

77 killed as powerful dust storms ravage north India 03 May 2018 - 09:59 am

New Delhi: Dust storms that tore across northern India killed at least 77 people and left 143 injured as trees and walls were...

Portrait in Aligarh: Congress demands BJP make clear its stand on Jinnah 02 May 2018 - 08:48 pm

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday asked the BJP to make clear its stand on Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah and say what...

Kanpur leads WHO blacklist of cities with worst air pollution 02 May 2018 - 08:38 pm

India: Residents of Kanpur reacted with dismay Wednesday after the Indian city was found to have the worst air quality in a global...

Military plane crashes near airport in Georgia 02 May 2018 - 07:39 pm

SAVANNAH, Ga.: The Air Force says an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane has crashed near an airport in Savannah, Georgia. In a...

Rebels agree withdrawal deal for enclave near Syria's Homs 02 May 2018 - 06:52 pm

BEIRUT: Rebels accepted a deal with the Syrian government on Wednesday to evacuate their enclave near the city of Homs, a Hezbollah military...

Trump makes first visit to State to swear-in Pompeo 02 May 2018 - 06:21 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is making his first visit to the State Department to attend the ceremonial swearing-in of Secretary of State Mike...