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Russia's Lavrov says Skripals may have been poisoned by substance Russia never made 14 Apr 2018 - 09:21 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday the nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain could...

Massive Japan manhunt for 'model' convict who fled open jail 14 Apr 2018 - 08:47 pm

Tokyo, Japan: More than 1,000 Japanese police were on the hunt Friday for a "model" inmate who fled an open prison, officials said....

Indonesian wannabe cop arrested over police academy forgery 14 Apr 2018 - 08:34 pm

Jakarta, Indonesia: An Indonesian man wanted to be a cop so badly that he broke the law trying to get into the police...

Pentagon on Syria strikes: 'We successfully hit every target' 14 Apr 2018 - 06:01 pm

Washington, United States: The Pentagon said Saturday that a joint US-British-French operation against Syria's regime had "successfully hit every target," countering assertions from...

Iraq election campaigning begins amid controversy 14 Apr 2018 - 03:35 pm

Baghdad, Iraq, Campaigning began Saturday for Iraqi parliamentary elections with some candidates embroiled in controversy after aides pulled down pictures of fighters killed...

Officials: 4 kids, 2 police killed in Afghan attacks 14 Apr 2018 - 02:31 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan, An Afghan official says that at least four young children have been killed after a rocket fired by an insurgent hit...

Boat with 70 Rohingya Muslims leaves Myanmar for Malaysia: sources 14 Apr 2018 - 11:46 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A boat carrying 70 Rohingya Muslims set out for Malaysia from Myanmar this week, two sources and a rights group said,...

Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes 14 Apr 2018 - 09:26 am

DAMASCUS, Syria: Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital Saturday, honking their car horns, flashing victory signs and waving...

Russia likely to call U.N. meeting over Syria attack - Russian lawmaker 14 Apr 2018 - 08:29 am

MOSCOW: Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov said on Saturday that Russia was likely to call for a meeting of the United Nations security council...

US, Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria 14 Apr 2018 - 08:17 am

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: US, British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed...

Comey compares Trump to mob boss, Trump cries "slime ball" 13 Apr 2018 - 07:51 pm

WASHINGTON: Firing back at a sharply critical book by former FBI director James Comey, President Donald Trump blasted him Friday as an "untruthful...

India outrage mounts over gang rape, murder of 8-year-old 13 Apr 2018 - 06:30 pm

New Delhi, India: India's women's minister on Friday called for the death penalty for child rapists as nationwide outrage mounted over the brutal...

Russia to ban Telegram messenger over encryption dispute 13 Apr 2018 - 06:22 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked in Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for...

Azeri president's supporters heckle as observers declare election unfair 12 Apr 2018 - 05:51 pm

BAKU: Supporters of Azerbaijan's president forced election monitors to halt a news conference on Thursday where they were announcing they had found the...

Brazil's leftists rename themselves 'Lula' 12 Apr 2018 - 05:00 pm

Brasília: If Brazil's right-wing politicians thought they'd seen the last of Lula with his imprisonment, they couldn't have reckoned on running into more...

Yulia Skripal declines Russian help but embassy doubts statement 12 Apr 2018 - 11:54 am

LONDON: Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy, has said she did not...

Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15 12 Apr 2018 - 11:34 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban stormed a government compound in central Afghanistan early on Thursday, triggering an hours-long gunbattle that killed 15, including three...