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North Korea holds mass celebrations for latest missile test 02 Dec 2017 - 09:29 am

Seoul: North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday, with a propaganda-filled display of...

North Korea holds mass celebrations for latest missile test 02 Dec 2017 - 08:50 am

Seoul: North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday, with a propaganda-filled display of...

Ex-Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links 02 Dec 2017 - 08:28 am

Washington: Donald Trump's former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI over his contacts with Russia, in a...

Honduras declares state of emergency over post-vote violence 02 Dec 2017 - 08:25 am

Tegucigalpa: The Honduran government declared a state of emergency late Friday that restricts free movement in an attempt to stop violent demonstrations across...

Former Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links 01 Dec 2017 - 09:19 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump's former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI over his contacts with Russia, in...

'Laughable': Tillerson dismisses reports he'll be ousted 01 Dec 2017 - 07:23 pm

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday brushed off reports that the White House wants him out, calling the idea "laughable" as...

Traffic-weary Chinese man fined for repainting road lines 01 Dec 2017 - 12:24 pm

Shanghai: A Chinese man fed up with sitting in traffic during his daily bus commute came up with a brazen way of solving...

Gunmen attack agriculture institute in Pakistan, killing 9 01 Dec 2017 - 11:42 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Islamist militants stormed a provincial government complex for agriculture research in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing nine students...

Strong quake hits southeast Iran, no fatalities 01 Dec 2017 - 10:45 am

ANKARA: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Iran’s southeastern Kerman province on Friday, causing some injuries and destroying several houses, Iranian state...

Kim Jong-Nam was carrying VX 'antidote': lawyer 01 Dec 2017 - 10:45 am

Kuala Lumpur: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother was carrying a VX 'antidote' when he was assassinated with the deadly nerve agent in...

Five arrested over elephant killing in Sri Lanka 01 Dec 2017 - 10:08 am

Colombo: Sri Lankan police have arrested five men for allegedly killing a wild elephant, with officers seizing ivory and tusk-cutting tools, officials said...

Trump tweets strain US-Britain 'special relationship' 01 Dec 2017 - 10:07 am

LONDON?: A few days after his inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside British Prime Minister Theresa May in the White House and...

US battles for global approach on N.Korea amid Russia, China doubts 01 Dec 2017 - 10:07 am

Washington: The United States battled to maintain international solidarity in the face of North Korea's nuclear threat Thursday as Russia warned that sanctions...

Supporters, critics of Philippines' Duterte protest 01 Dec 2017 - 09:38 am

Manila: Thousands of supporters and critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte staged rallies on Thursday for and against his threat to declare a...

Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019 01 Dec 2017 - 09:37 am

TOKYO: Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his nearly three decades on Japan’s throne seeking to soothe the wounds of World War...

China vows improvements after kindergarten abuse scandal 01 Dec 2017 - 09:37 am

BEIJING: A Chinese official vowed Thursday to make administrative improvements following a scandal involving the abuse of children at a kindergarten in the...

Cyclone Ockhi: Navy, Coast Guard save 33 Kerala fishermen 01 Dec 2017 - 09:37 am

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Navy and Coast Guard have rescued 33 fishermen and have located another 70 following the bad weather conditions that hit...