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Uber joins forces with global public transport association 04 Dec 2017 - 08:30 am

BRUSSELS, Ride-hailing app Uber said on Monday it was joining a global public transport association to improve mobility in the cities it operates...

Air raids in Syria kill 25 civilians: monitor 03 Dec 2017 - 09:27 pm

Hammuriyeh, Syria: A wave of Syrian air strikes on Sunday killed at least 25 civilians and wounded dozens across the besieged rebel enclave...

Blasts fails to bring down upper section of Silverdome 03 Dec 2017 - 09:23 pm

PONTIAC, Mich.: A partial implosion of the Silverdome has failed to bring down the upper section of the former Detroit Lions' former home....

27 fragmented statues of lion goddess found in Egypt 03 Dec 2017 - 09:03 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian-European mission has discovered 27 fragmented statues of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet across the Nile from Egypt's southern city of Luxor,...

Migrants seek refuge in small French port 03 Dec 2017 - 07:09 pm

Ouistreham, France: A year after France dismantled the notorious "Jungle" migrant camp at Calais, nearly 100 Africans can be found living out in...

Six dead as suicide blast hits Afghan political rally 03 Dec 2017 - 02:58 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least six people were killed when a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle into a crowd at a political rally in...

Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Ecuador 03 Dec 2017 - 02:55 pm

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck near the coast of Ecuador. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter is...

Trump denies asking FBI to drop Flynn probe 03 Dec 2017 - 02:46 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump denied Sunday having asked then FBI director James Comey to drop an investigation into former national security advisor...

Commander of Taliban ‘special forces’ killed in Afghanistan 03 Dec 2017 - 02:42 pm

KABUL: The commander of the Taliban’s “special forces” branch, known as the “Red Unit,” was killed last week in Helmand province by Afghan...

Myanmar social media anger after Pope uses 'Rohingya' word 03 Dec 2017 - 12:48 pm

Yangon: Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where...

Yemen's Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor 03 Dec 2017 - 12:47 pm

DUBAI: Yemen's Houthi group has fired a cruise missile towards a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the...

Joshua Wong leads 'anti-authoritarian' march in Hong Kong 03 Dec 2017 - 12:24 pm

Hong Kong: Around 1,000 people marched through Hong Kong Sunday, led by some of the city's high-profile democracy campaigners including Joshua Wong, in...

America First or America Alone? The withdrawal agenda 03 Dec 2017 - 11:53 am

Washington: Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the US has abandoned or threatened to quit several international accords under his "America...

UK warns its citizens of terrorist attacks in Nigeria 03 Dec 2017 - 10:56 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: The United Kingdom has asked its citizens to avoid traveling to Nigeria during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, owing...

Tropical storm in Indonesia kills 20 03 Dec 2017 - 10:46 am

JAKARTA: A tropical storm in Indonesia killed 20 people Sunday, according to Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) statement. BNPB said that...

France calls for national dialogue in Iraq 03 Dec 2017 - 10:39 am

PARIS: France’s objectives are peace and stability in Iraq and full implementation of an inclusive national government according to the 2005 constitution, French...

Shots fired at Tanzanian opposition leader's home 03 Dec 2017 - 10:31 am

MWANZA, Tanzania: Tanzanian opposition leader Joshua Nassari narrowly escaped death after unidentified gunmen invaded his home in Arusha, in the north of the...