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2018 'final battle' in Brazil corruption probe: prosecutors 28 Nov 2017 - 04:20 pm

Rio de Janeiro: A top Brazilian prosecutor says general elections in 2018 will be the climax of the country's biggest ever corruption probe,...

At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia 28 Nov 2017 - 04:11 pm

Jakarta: At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official...

3,000 migrants died in Mediterranean this year: IOM 28 Nov 2017 - 03:55 pm

Geneva: More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to reach Europe's shores since the start...

Aid enters Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta after strikes 28 Nov 2017 - 03:42 pm

Beirut: A convoy carrying food and medical aid entered Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, the United Nations said, in a rare humanitarian...

Merkel 'horrified' by knife attack on pro-refugee mayor 28 Nov 2017 - 03:06 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned a near fatal knife attack against a town mayor, apparently motivated by the local leader's...

Shell 'liable for rights violations' in Nigeria: Amnesty 28 Nov 2017 - 03:01 pm

Lagos: Amnesty International on Tuesday called for Shell to be prosecuted for allegedly helping Nigeria's military to commit human rights abuses in the...

Occupation forces detain 4 Palestinians in West Bank 28 Nov 2017 - 02:56 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday detained four Palestinians from provinces of the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club...

Death penalties for 139 soldiers upheld in Bangladesh 28 Nov 2017 - 01:31 pm

ANKARA: The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death sentences for 139 soldiers for their actions in a deadly 2009 mutiny, according to...

Syria regime to join peace talks on Wednesday: UN 28 Nov 2017 - 01:20 pm

Geneva: Syria's government has confirmed that it will take part in peace talks in Geneva this week, the UN said Tuesday, after an...

60 migrants rescued off Romania's Black Sea coast 28 Nov 2017 - 01:11 pm

Bucharest: Around 60 migrants including children were rescued from a boat in the Black Sea overnight Monday to Tuesday, Romanian border police said...

Chinese general kills himself after facing graft probe 28 Nov 2017 - 01:00 pm

Beijing: A Chinese general has killed himself in his Beijing home after becoming the latest top official ensnared by President Xi Jinping's sweeping...

Celebrity elephant kills owner in Thailand 28 Nov 2017 - 12:55 pm

Bangkok: An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said Tuesday, setting...

Damascus shelling eases after Russian truce proposal 28 Nov 2017 - 12:52 pm

BEIRUT: Shelling hit the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus on Tuesday but it was less intense than in recent days, a war...

Oxford strips Suu Kyi of city's freedom 28 Nov 2017 - 12:48 pm

London: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honorific freedom of Oxford, the British city where she studied and...

Pakistani couple murdered in 'honour killing' 28 Nov 2017 - 12:40 pm

Karachi: Pakistani police have exhumed the bodies of a couple believed to have been murdered and hastily buried by their families after they...

Cash and history keep Europe as Africa's prime partner 28 Nov 2017 - 11:57 am

Abidjan: Hard cash but also the intangible ties of history have kept Europe in pole position as Africa's main partner, even if an...

4 Killed, 15 injured in shop explosion in Israel 28 Nov 2017 - 11:41 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Four people were killed and more than 15 injured in an overnight explosion in the city of Jaffa, according to Israeli...

Evacuation centres, hotels fill up as Bali eruption looms 28 Nov 2017 - 11:37 am

Karangasem, Indonesia: Evacuation centres and hotels in Bali filled up Tuesday with tens of thousands seeking refuge as a volcano on the Indonesian...