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N.Korea's Kim to be served Swiss rösti at inter-Korean summit 24 Apr 2018 - 11:10 am

SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be served Swiss rösti with a Korean twist at a summit on Friday with South...

Police kill at least 34 Maoist militants in central India 24 Apr 2018 - 10:47 am

MUMBAI, India, Police in central India killed at least 34 Maoist militants, with more bodies pulled out of a river on Tuesday, two...

Dinner over, Trump and France's Macron get down to business 24 Apr 2018 - 10:11 am

Washington, After a friendly dinner at a US landmark, US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron were to get down...

Motive elusive after van driver kills 10 on Toronto sidewalk 24 Apr 2018 - 10:01 am

TORONTO: Police in Canada's biggest city are piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video trying to determine why a driver plowed a rented...

Australia boy, 12, runs away to Bali using family credit card 24 Apr 2018 - 09:41 am

Sydney, Australian police were Tuesday investigating how a 12-year-old boy managed to fly alone to the Indonesian island of Bali and spend four...

Taiwan to simulate repelling invasion amid China tensions 24 Apr 2018 - 08:22 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan will simulate repelling an invading force, emergency repairs of a major air base and using civilian-operated drones as part of military...

India vice-president rejects bid to impeach country's top judge 23 Apr 2018 - 11:10 pm

New Delhi: India's vice-president on Monday threw out an unprecedented bid to impeach the chief justice, rejecting accusations that the top judge in...

Egypt denies Sinai battle choking off food, medicine supplies 23 Apr 2018 - 10:05 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian military campaign to defeat Islamic State militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula is choking essential food and medical supplies to...

Italy president appoints new mediator to sound out chances of 5-Star/PD govt 23 Apr 2018 - 07:12 pm

ROME: Italy's president has asked the head of the lower house of parliament to see whether the 5-Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party...

Dutch PM vows to release controversial tax plan memos 23 Apr 2018 - 07:05 pm

The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte pledged Monday to release all memos about a controversial plan to scrap dividend tax amid heavy...

Nicaragua pension changes ignite fiery protests 23 Apr 2018 - 06:40 pm

MANAGUA, Nicaragua: Nicaragua has been rocked by a week of protests in which over two dozen people have been killed. The protests quickly...

Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William leave hospital with newborn son in car seat and drive away 23 Apr 2018 - 06:40 pm

LONDON: Third time's a charm. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday morning to a new prince who is fifth in line to...

Armenian leader resigns, says to protesters: 'I was wrong' 23 Apr 2018 - 06:12 pm

YEREVAN, Armenia: Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned unexpectedly Monday to quell massive anti-government protests over what critics feared was his effort to...

Germany takes 10,000 refugees from UN resettlement program 23 Apr 2018 - 05:40 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country will take in some 10,000 migrants who were selected by the United Nations' refugee agency....

Etiquette and protocol highlights for royal wedding guests 23 Apr 2018 - 04:52 pm

NEW YORK: Grab those nude stockings, ladies. You'll be at a royal wedding, after all. While the May 19 nuptials of Prince Harry...

Passenger fined after keeping free airline apple 23 Apr 2018 - 04:44 pm

DENVER: The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has fined a woman $500 for not declaring she was bringing a free apple into the...

Shipwreck found in Lake Erie could be nearly 200 years old 23 Apr 2018 - 04:31 pm

TOLEDO, Ohio: Shipwreck hunters are planning to excavate around a Lake Erie wreck this summer that they think could be the remains of...

Syrian troops look to isolate IS in Damascus battle 23 Apr 2018 - 04:26 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces moved to cut off Islamic State militants in southern Damascus from nearby rebel-held suburbs in an attempt to force...