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Russian police seek forced entry to opposition leader Navalny's office - opposition spokeswoman 28 Jan 2018 - 09:51 am

MOSCOW, Russian police arrived at the Moscow headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday morning and started to try to force their...

'Beetle Bailey' comic strip creator dies aged 94 28 Jan 2018 - 09:38 am

Mort Walker, the artist and creator of the decades-long running comic strip "Beetle Bailey" about the antics of a work-shirking Army private, died...

Colombia: Bombing kills at least 5 police officers 28 Jan 2018 - 09:22 am

BOGOTA, At least five police officers were killed, and 41 people, including 16 police officers injured by a bombing attack that targeted a...

Rescuers save French climber trapped on Pakistan's 'killer mountain' 28 Jan 2018 - 09:09 am

Islamabad, An elite group of climbers have saved a French mountaineer in a daring high-altitude rescue mission on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat, one of...

Heavy snowfall shuts down airport in Iran 28 Jan 2018 - 08:52 am

ISTANBUL, A heavy snow storm in Iran’s capital shut down flights at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported Saturday....

Brazil: 14 killed in nightclub gun attack 28 Jan 2018 - 08:28 am

SAO PAULO, Brazil, At least 14 people were killed on Saturday when gunmen stormed a nightclub in northeastern Brazil, local media reported. According...

Afghan capital in shock after deadly ambulance bomb attack 28 Jan 2018 - 08:24 am

KABUL: Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb in the centre of the city killed and...

Estonia makes 'token' effort to take euro crypto 28 Jan 2018 - 08:16 am

Tallinn, Estonia is looking to drag the euro into the crypto age -- and tame the volatility plaguing bitcoin and its peers --...

Angola faces currency test in economy shake-up 28 Jan 2018 - 08:10 am

Luanda: Angolan President Joao Lourenco was elected five months ago promising an "economic miracle". But the path to transforming the oil-dependent country's economy...

Afrin to be handed over to its real owners: Turkish FM 27 Jan 2018 - 08:48 pm

ANKARA: Turkish foreign minister on Friday said the Afrin region in Syria would be handed over to Syrians once it was cleared from...

Pro-Russian Zeman scores second term as Czech president 27 Jan 2018 - 08:09 pm

Prague: Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman was re-elected Czech president on Saturday, narrowly outpacing his pro-European liberal rival Jiri Drahos in a tight run-off...

Afghan blast casualty toll rises to 95 dead, 158 wounded: Official 27 Jan 2018 - 07:24 pm

kabul: A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital kabul on Saturday...

Activists say Bahrain human rights deteriorate as world looks away 27 Jan 2018 - 05:07 pm

BEIRUT: Human rights in Bahrain have deteriorated significantly in the past year because international pressure on the kingdom has weakened, activists said on...

Ambulance bomb kills 63, wounds 151 in Kabul: Officials 27 Jan 2018 - 03:42 pm

Kabul: An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 63 people and wounding 151 others,...

Scores killed, wounded in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul 27 Jan 2018 - 03:06 pm

Kabul: A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 40 people and wounded about 140 in Afghanistan on Saturday when it blew...

Philippines warns of volcanic mudflows from heavy rains 27 Jan 2018 - 02:58 pm

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines: Residents around an erupting volcano in the central Philippines have should prepare to flee to safer areas because of risks...

Tillerson insists Russia to blame for Syria chemical attacks 27 Jan 2018 - 02:54 pm

Warsaw: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday said he stands by his claim that Russia bears responsibility for recent chemical attacks...

Turkey says U.S. needs to withdraw from Syria's Manbij region immediately 27 Jan 2018 - 02:30 pm

ANKARA: The United States needs to withdraw from northern Syria's Manbij region immediately, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. President Tayyip...