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London's Charing Cross station shut due to gas leak - Network Rail 23 Jan 2018 - 08:59 am

London's Charing Cross station was closed early on Tuesday morning due to a "large" gas leak in a nearby area, rail operators and...

Pakistani PM says "committed" to seizing Islamist charities 23 Jan 2018 - 08:48 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said his government will push ahead with plans to seize control of charities run...

Man jailed over plot to attack French naval base 23 Jan 2018 - 08:25 am

Paris: A Paris court Monday sentenced a young Frenchman to 10 years in jail for plotting to attack military personnel at a major...

Volcano eruption sparks avalanche at Japan ski resort 23 Jan 2018 - 08:21 am

Tokyo: A volcano eruption near a popular Japanese ski resort sparked an avalanche that injured at least 16 people Tuesday, officials said. Japan's...

“Fake news” crutch used by Southeast Asian leaders to control media, critics charge 22 Jan 2018 - 11:46 pm

MANILA/BANGKOK: Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms - now, they have found...

Europe prods homeless with spikes and cold showers 22 Jan 2018 - 10:02 pm

PARIS: Just outside a high rise in northeast Paris, Christian Page had found a decent place to sleep: it kept out the rain...

Sudan frees AFP, Reuters reporters detained covering protests 22 Jan 2018 - 09:41 pm

Khartoum: Sudan on Monday freed Agence France-Presse's reporter in Khartoum, Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali, and a Reuters journalist who were arrested last week...

How might South Africa's President Zuma leave office? 22 Jan 2018 - 07:32 pm

Johannesburg: Pressure is mounting on South Africa's President Jacob Zuma to leave office, with the ruling ANC party confirming talks are underway over...

Resigned to Brexit, Scots push case for staying in single market 22 Jan 2018 - 07:32 pm

BRUSSELS: Scotland’s government thinks campaigns to halt Brexit have little chance but believes it can persuade British negotiators to try to stay in...

EU's Mogherini 'extremely worried' by Turkish offensive in Syria 22 Jan 2018 - 07:06 pm

Brussels: The European Union's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said Monday she was "extremely worried" by Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia targets in Syria,...

Four Somali suspects in Kenya 2014 airport blast acquitted 22 Jan 2018 - 06:18 pm

Nairobi: Four Somali men charged over an explosion at a coffee shop at Nairobi's international airport in 2014 were acquitted Monday due to...

UK: Turkey has legitimate interest in border security 22 Jan 2018 - 06:09 pm

ANKARA: Amid Turkey's military operation against terrorist groups in a Syrian border region, Britain recognizes Turkey’s legitimate interest in the security of its...

Abbas wins EU backing for Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem 22 Jan 2018 - 06:00 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union assured President Mahmoud Abbas it supported his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state, in...

S.Africa's ANC confirms talks on Zuma exit 22 Jan 2018 - 05:53 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's ruling party confirmed Monday that discussions were underway on President Jacob Zuma's departure from office, possibly signalling the coming end...

Syria regime accused of chemical attack in rebel enclave 22 Jan 2018 - 05:39 pm

Douma: At least 21 people, including children, suffered breathing difficulties Monday, a monitor said, in a suspected Syrian regime chemical attack on a...

Video shows migrants in Italy expelled - but only in writing 22 Jan 2018 - 03:45 pm

ROME: A video shot over the weekend on the southern coast of Sicily shows some 50 North African migrants who have been expelled...

Weah sworn in as Liberian president, completes historic transition 22 Jan 2018 - 03:36 pm

Monrovia: Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia's new president on Monday, in the country's first transition between democratically-elected...

Rescuers in rebel-held Syrian area accuse gov't of gas attack 22 Jan 2018 - 01:01 pm

BEIRUT, Rescue workers in a Syrian rebel-held enclave east of Damascus accused government forces of using chlorine gas during bombardment of the area...