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Air strikes kill 19 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 20 Dec 2017 - 12:22 pm

Maarshurin, Syria: Overnight air strikes killed 19 civilians, seven of them children, in a residential district of a town in northwestern Syria, a...

Delhi rolls out 'anti-smog' mist cannon in trial run 20 Dec 2017 - 12:17 pm

New Delhi: India on Wednesday unveiled a new weapon against air pollution -- an "anti-smog gun" which authorities hope will clear the skies...

Mexico bus crash kills 12 tourists including foreigners 20 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am

Mexico City: A bus carrying tourists from US cruise ships to an archeological site in Mexico crashed Tuesday after running off the road,...

Divided Catalans prepare to vote in close-run election 20 Dec 2017 - 11:47 am

VIC/CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES, Spain: Catalonia votes on Thursday for a new administration in an election many hope will resolve Spain's worst crisis in...

Migrants in Serbia's north brave winter to cross to EU 20 Dec 2017 - 11:29 am

SID, Serbia: Mudassir, 18, from Pakistan's city of Peshawar has tried to enter the European Union 30 times but was always caught and...

S. Korea seeks US military drill delay for Olympics 20 Dec 2017 - 10:54 am

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-In has proposed delaying annual joint military exercises with the US in an effort to reduce tensions with...

US House to vote again on tax bill, Trump on verge of win 20 Dec 2017 - 10:20 am

WASHINGTON, The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday was expected to give final approval to a sweeping tax bill and send it...

Too late, Theresa - Brexit offer to EU citizens leaves many cold 20 Dec 2017 - 09:57 am

LONDON, Back from Brussels with a hard-fought Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May wrote an open letter to the three million citizens of...

Duterte orders Christmas truce with communist 'terrorists' 20 Dec 2017 - 09:36 am

Manila, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to suspend operations against communist rebels over Christmas, the government said Wednesday, despite ending...

Hong Kong's underused military land a potential goldmine - but a minefield for government 20 Dec 2017 - 09:05 am

HONG KONG, As Hong Kong seeks more land to help ease a worsening housing crisis, some lawmakers and activists are urging officials to...

Ten bodies found in Myanmar mass grave: Army 20 Dec 2017 - 08:37 am

Yangon, Myanmar's army said it found 10 corpses in a mass grave in a largely Rohingya village in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state, the...

White House blames North Korea for cyberattack 19 Dec 2017 - 08:29 pm

Washington: The White House on Tuesday publicly accused North Korea of launching a massive cyberattack that hit 150 countries last May -- hobbling...

Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly 19 Dec 2017 - 08:26 pm

Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters...

Five dead as protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan: medical official 19 Dec 2017 - 07:53 pm

Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters, an...

Egypt colonel gets 6 years after announcing presidential bid 19 Dec 2017 - 07:44 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian military court sentenced a colonel to six years in prison on Tuesday after he announced plans to stand in the...

India metro train crashes into station on trial run 19 Dec 2017 - 05:07 pm

New Delhi: A metro train crashed through the walls of a station during a trial run in New Delhi on Tuesday, just days...

U.N. to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018 19 Dec 2017 - 04:52 pm

TRIPOLI: The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday,...

Rohingya refugees to start returning from January: officials 19 Dec 2017 - 04:40 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to begin repatriating Rohingya refugees from January, despite growing concern that their safety is...