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4 people, including child, found shot to death in Brooklyn 14 Mar 2018 - 02:26 pm

NEW YORK: Authorities say four people, including a child, have been found shot to death in a Brooklyn apartment. WABC says police are...

Merkel voted into 4th term as German chancellor 14 Mar 2018 - 02:10 pm

BERLIN: Germany’s parliament on Wednesday voted in Angela Merkel to a fourth term as the country’s chancellor, heading a "grand coalition” of conservative...

Nepal plane crash survivors say it's a miracle they're alive 14 Mar 2018 - 01:54 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Survivors of this week's plane crash at Nepal's main airport said Wednesday that it was a miracle they survived an accident...

Assad forces shell Turkish positions in Syria 14 Mar 2018 - 01:46 pm

BEIRUT: Pro-Syrian government forces shelled Turkish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday in response to a Turkish air strike that killed five of...

Vietnamese recruited 2 months before Kim Jong Nam's murder 14 Mar 2018 - 01:41 pm

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: The lawyer for a Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader says she was...

EU to limit visas if countries refuse to take back migrants 14 Mar 2018 - 01:39 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union is moving to punish countries that refuse to take back their nationals who enter Europe without authorization by restricting...

25 killed in fresh clashes in central Nigeria: police 14 Mar 2018 - 11:44 am

Lagos: Herders are believed to have killed 25 villagers in central Nigeria's Plateau state, police said on Wednesday, in the latest violence linked...

Trump eyes tariffs on up to $60 bln Chinese goods; tech, telecoms, apparel targeted 14 Mar 2018 - 11:13 am

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports and will target the technology...

It's the Russians, says chemist who uncovered existence of 'Novichok' 14 Mar 2018 - 11:00 am

Princeton, United States: The Russian chemist who first revealed the existence of "Novichok" nerve agents says only the Russians can be behind the...

Syrian Observatory: air strike kills two commanders in eastern Ghouta rebel group 14 Mar 2018 - 10:47 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday an air strike killed 12 members of the Failaq al-Rahman rebel group in...

Philippines' Duterte moves to quit International Criminal Court 14 Mar 2018 - 10:47 am

Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was pulling the Philippines out of the treaty underpinning the International Criminal Court, which is examining...

Britain and Russia brace for showdown as deadline expires for nerve attack explanation 14 Mar 2018 - 09:34 am

LONDON: Britain braced for a showdown with Russia on Wednesday after a midnight deadline set by Prime Minister Theresa May expired without an...

Pennsylvania vote down to wire in ominous sign for US Republicans 14 Mar 2018 - 09:12 am

CANONSBURG, Pa.: A US House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania that is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump's performance was a...

Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died 14 Mar 2018 - 07:56 am

London: Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman...

Sacked Tillerson: US must respond to Russia's behavior 13 Mar 2018 - 09:42 pm

Washington: Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned in his farewell remarks on Tuesday that Washington must do more to respond to Russia's...

Stability still elusive as Egypt's Sisi poised for second term 13 Mar 2018 - 08:38 pm

CAIRO: The attack by Islamic State came as Egypt's defence and interior ministers walked towards a helicopter waiting to fly them out of...

After painful wait, civilians evacuated from Syria's besieged Ghouta 13 Mar 2018 - 08:38 pm

Ghouta Wafideen Checkpoint, Syria: After a year-long wait, Syrian amputee Ratib Sheikh Bakri left the besieged Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave on Tuesday for...

Out in Africa? Tillerson trip leaves hosts nonplussed 13 Mar 2018 - 08:38 pm

JOHANNESBURG: From the outset, Rex Tillerson's first trip to Africa looked half-hearted and token, but with the hindsight knowledge that the U.S. Secretary...