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EU's Tusk says 'up to London' how Brexit ends 24 Oct 2017 - 11:07 am

Strasbourg, France, EU President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that the outcome of fraught Brexit talks was "up to London" and that abandoning...

UN praises Turkey's effort for Rohingya refugees 24 Oct 2017 - 11:06 am

GENEVA: The UN high commissioner for refugees on Monday hailed Turkey as "a generous humanitarian donor" after it pledged to spend $50 million...

3 years later, Spain sends new ambassador to Libya 24 Oct 2017 - 11:04 am

TRIPOLI: Three years after the closure of Spain's Embassy in the conflict-torn country, the head of the Presidential Council of Libya’s UN-backed unity...

Tillerson heads to Pakistan as US warns over Taliban havens 24 Oct 2017 - 11:01 am

Islamabad: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was to arrive in Islamabad Tuesday as Washington turns up the heat on Pakistan for allegedy...

Stabbed Russian journalist 'in recovery room' 24 Oct 2017 - 10:52 am

Moscow: A Russian radio journalist who was stabbed in the neck by a mentally unstable man was in a recovery room Tuesday, with...

Fit for a king: Thailand's royal cremation 24 Oct 2017 - 09:57 am

Bangkok, Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej will receive a lavish send-off this week during a spectacular five-day funeral centered around a cremation at...

Unlikely allies eye vote to legalise cannabis in New Zealand 24 Oct 2017 - 09:53 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand could become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalise cannabis for personal use after an unlikely alliance of...

Trump awards Vietnam War veteran with highest military honour 24 Oct 2017 - 09:44 am

Washington, US President Donald Trump awarded a Medal of Honour, the country's highest military decoration, to a veteran combat medic in the Vietnam...

The forgotten history of Rodin's Napoleon, found in New Jersey 24 Oct 2017 - 09:43 am

Washington: Napoleon Bonaparte and Auguste Rodin are both household names in their own right. But a bust of the French emperor created by...

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released on bail 24 Oct 2017 - 09:31 am

Hong Kong: Jailed democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were released on bail Tuesday pending an appeal against convictions for their role...

Life begins returning to war-torn Philippine city 24 Oct 2017 - 09:24 am

Manila: Residents of a southern Philippine city where Islamic State supporters waged a brutal five-month battle began returning home on Tuesday, but gunfire...

US-led coalition denies deadly Syria strikes 24 Oct 2017 - 09:22 am

Beirut: The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq denied on Tuesday that it had carried out deadly air...

Singapore to freeze number of cars on its roads 24 Oct 2017 - 09:07 am

Singapore: Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, has announced it will freeze the number of...

Microsoft to drop lawsuit after US govt revises data request rules 24 Oct 2017 - 08:49 am

Microsoft Corp said it will drop a lawsuit against the U.S. government after the Department of Justice (DOJ) changed data request rules on...

Iraq rebuffs US on Shia militias 24 Oct 2017 - 12:30 am

Baghdad: The Iraqi government dismissed a call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iranian-backed paramilitary units that helped Baghdad defeat Islamic...

Nations pledge $345 million to Rohingya response 23 Oct 2017 - 09:20 pm

Geneva: Nations have pledged $345 million (294 million euros) to care for Myanmar's Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, an "encouraging" step in the response...

Rome police probe anti-semitic Anne Frank stickers in football stadium 23 Oct 2017 - 08:38 pm

Rome: Rome police on Monday launched an investigation into reports that Lazio fans posted stickers of Anne Frank in a jersey of rivals...

Israel says Hezbollah ordered latest Golan fire 23 Oct 2017 - 07:25 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that mortar and rocket fire from Syria that landed in Israel last week was ordered...