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Hamas says Trump's decision opens 'gates of hell' 06 Dec 2017 - 09:52 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said President Donald Trump's decision on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital would "open the gates of...

Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israeli capital 06 Dec 2017 - 09:14 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump recognized the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, a historic decision that overturns decades of US policy...

More than 200 nations promise to stop ocean plastic waste 06 Dec 2017 - 08:20 pm

NAIROBI: More than 200 countries signed a U.N. resolution in Nairobi on Wednesday to eliminate plastic pollution in the sea, a move some...

Trump says Jerusalem move is 'long overdue' 06 Dec 2017 - 08:17 pm

Washington: Hours before a momentous announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the move was "long...

Saakashvili: Georgian troublemaker for Russia and Ukraine 06 Dec 2017 - 08:02 pm

Kiev: Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has become in recent years one of the former Soviet Union's most colourful and polarising politicians. He...

France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks 06 Dec 2017 - 04:02 pm

PARIS: France accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of obstructing U.N.-led peace talks with its refusal to return to Geneva and called on...

Former Catalan leader says to stay in Belgium "for the moment" 06 Dec 2017 - 03:59 pm

BRUSSELS: Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Wednesday said he and four of his ex-cabinet members plan to remain in Belgium "for the...

Iran 'will not tolerate' Trump Jerusalem 'violation': Rouhani 06 Dec 2017 - 03:55 pm

Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blasted his US counterpart Donald Trump's plan to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital on Wednesday, saying it...

Erdogan calls Islamic summit next week on Jerusalem 06 Dec 2017 - 02:03 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling a summit of the main pan-Islamic body in Istanbul on December 13 to discuss the...

Myanmar opium crop shrinks by a quarter 06 Dec 2017 - 01:25 pm

Bangkok: The area under opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has shrunk by a quarter in the last two years, a UN study said...

Nigeria confirms 'scores killed' in ethnic clashes 06 Dec 2017 - 01:15 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Dozens of people were killed in a fresh wave of violence between herdspeople and farmers in the northeastern Adamawa state, Nigeria’s...

Syria talks in Geneva resume without regime delegation 06 Dec 2017 - 01:09 pm

GENEVA: The UN-backed Syrian peace talks resumed in Geneva on Tuesday without the regime delegation. The Syrian government delegation left last week without...

Egypt authorities arrest Mubarak-era interior minister 06 Dec 2017 - 12:48 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have arrested former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this year, local security sources said...

Bangkok hospital bomber who hated junta jailed for 27 years 06 Dec 2017 - 12:44 pm

Bangkok: A Thai court on Wednesday jailed a former engineer for 27 years for planting a pipe bomb in an army-run hospital, a...

N. Korea missile test raises flight safety concerns 06 Dec 2017 - 12:34 pm

Seoul: A North Korean ballistic missile was seen by the crew of several airliners last week, aviation authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about...

Indonesia cyclone death toll more than doubles to 41 06 Dec 2017 - 12:28 pm

Jakarta: A tropical cyclone that pounded Indonesia's main island of Java has killed 41 people, the country's disaster agency said Wednesday, more than...

Newborn dies a week after wrongly declared dead 06 Dec 2017 - 12:05 pm

New Delhi, A 22-week premature baby, who was wrongly declared dead by the city's Max Super Specialty Hospital on November 30, died here...

Bomb blast kills nine people in Pakistan, near Afghan border 06 Dec 2017 - 11:49 am

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A bomb rigged to a motorcycle exploded in a militant-plagued part of northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing nine people,...