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Now N.Korean diplomat heads to Finland amid new diplomatic flurry 18 Mar 2018 - 12:00 pm

SEOUL/BEIJING: A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former US and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency...

Four killed, 19 trapped in Philippine hotel fire 18 Mar 2018 - 11:44 am

Manila: Four people were killed and 19 feared trapped by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others...

Majority believes Japan PM bears some responsibility for altered documents - poll 18 Mar 2018 - 11:28 am

Tokyo: A majority of Japanese believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears some responsibility for altered documents at the centre of suspicions of a...

Tonnes of garbage cleaned up from Galapagos coast 18 Mar 2018 - 10:59 am

Quito: Officials at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park say they have collected 22 tonnes of garbage since January off the coasts of the pristine...

At least 4 dead in Philippine hotel fire, hundreds evacuated 18 Mar 2018 - 10:38 am

MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine official says at least four employees have been killed and two others are trapped in a fire that hit...

Sri Lanka ends emergency as ethnic tensions subside 18 Mar 2018 - 10:31 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's president announced Sunday he is lifting a nationwide state of emergency imposed 12 days ago to quell anti-Muslim riots in...

Turkey-led forces enter Syria's Afrin city: monitor 18 Mar 2018 - 10:24 am

Beirut: Turkish forces and their rebel allies have entered Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Afrin and taken control of several districts, a war monitor...

Dead Sea's revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality 18 Mar 2018 - 10:04 am

Ghor al-Haditha, Jordan: Israel and Jordan have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared...

Russia says over 5,000 people left Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday - RIA 18 Mar 2018 - 08:58 am

MOSCOW, More than 5,000 people have left Syria's Eastern Ghouta so far on Sunday, the RIA news agency reported, citing the Centre for...

Russia votes as Vladimir Putin eyes 4th presidential term 18 Mar 2018 - 08:28 am

YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday isn't in doubt. The only real question is whether voters will turn out...

Mueller now has memos McCabe kept on Trump dealings 18 Mar 2018 - 07:47 am

Washington: Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director long scorned by President Donald Trump and just fired by the attorney general, kept personal...

Turkish army moves to Aleppo to set observation points 17 Mar 2018 - 05:13 pm

IDLIB, Syria: A convoy of Turkish Armed Forces entered Syria on Saturday to establish a new observation point in northwestern Aleppo, according to...

UN 'failed to prevent' Syria crimes: opposition 17 Mar 2018 - 04:12 pm

Riyadh: The head of Syria's main opposition group on Saturday accused the United Nations of failing to prevent violence raging in the war-wracked...

Rohingya returnees won't be kept in camps 'forever': Myanmar official 17 Mar 2018 - 03:55 pm

Maungdaw, Myanmar: A Myanmar official in Rakhine state said Saturday that Rohingya refugees who return will not be held in newly-built camps "forever,"...

New icy blast cancels over 100 flights at London Heathrow 17 Mar 2018 - 02:05 pm

London, A fresh bout of snow on Saturday forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights in and out of London's Heathrow Airport,...

Britain says its priority is looking after staff in Russia 17 Mar 2018 - 01:55 pm

LONDON: Britain said on Saturday its priority was looking after its staff in Russia, after Moscow expelled 23 British diplomats in a escalating...

North Korean minister meets again with Swedish counterpart 17 Mar 2018 - 01:52 pm

STOCKHOLM, North Korea's foreign minister met again Saturday with his Swedish counterpart amid growing speculation about a possible meeting in the Scandinavian country...