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Spain to grab Catalonia powers as crisis intensifies 21 Oct 2017 - 11:54 am

Madrid: Spain's government kicked off a crisis cabinet meeting on Saturday as it prepares to seize powers from Catalonia's separatist executive in an...

Three dead, search on for others after landslide at Malaysia construction site 21 Oct 2017 - 10:35 am

KUALA LUMPUR, Three foreign workers were killed and 11 others were missing after a landslide at a construction site in George Town, capital...

China official says of Rohingya crisis foreign interference doesn't work 21 Oct 2017 - 09:04 am

BEIJING, Experience shows that foreign interference in crises does not work and China supports the Myanmar government’s efforts to protect stability, a senior...

Suicide bombers attack two Afghan mosques, at least 72 dead 21 Oct 2017 - 08:57 am

KABUL: Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 72 people including children, officials and witnesses said. One bomber...

Steady hand: how to do open-heart surgery in a quake 21 Oct 2017 - 08:37 am

Mexico City, When the ground started shaking in Mexico City on September 19, many people ran out into the street. Not David Arellano....

Families of jailed Morocco protesters face long road 21 Oct 2017 - 08:06 am

Casablanca, A 1,200-kilometre (750 mile) round bus trip taking about 22 hours: that is the weekly grind faced by families of activists arrested...

Spider monkey in human care 21 Oct 2017 - 02:40 am

Olivia, a 25-day-old spider monkey which apparently fell a couple of metres and whose mother wouldn't let anyone near when she was found...

Pablo Escobar's widow and son face money laundering probe 20 Oct 2017 - 08:02 pm

Buenos Aires: The widow and son of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar are facing scrutiny as part of an investigation into money...

Malawi arrests 140 in clampdown after ‘vampirism’ killings 20 Oct 2017 - 07:44 pm

LILONGWE: Police in Malawi said they arrested 140 suspected members of vigilante mobs that have targeted people accused of vampirism, clamping down after...

UN draws flak after naming Mugabe goodwill ambassador 20 Oct 2017 - 07:22 pm

Harare: The United Nations faced criticism Friday after naming Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador" to promote health causes, despite the country's...

Lebanese president Gemayel's killer convicted, 35 years later 20 Oct 2017 - 07:15 pm

Beirut: A Lebanese supporter of the Syrian regime was convicted in absentia on Friday over a 1982 bombing that killed 23 people including...

Niger raid highlights US forces' growing Africa role 20 Oct 2017 - 06:59 pm

Washington: The killing of four American special operations soldiers in Niger has highlighted the increasing role elite units are playing across Africa, which...

Force hails 'historic' Raqa victory but handover on hold 20 Oct 2017 - 06:54 pm

Raqa: The Kurdish-led force that expelled the Islamic State group from Raqa hailed a "historic victory" Friday in the devastated city's stadium and...

'No-deal' scenario: What happens if Brexit talks fail? 20 Oct 2017 - 06:50 pm

London: Higher food prices, grounded flights and City job losses: catastrophic predictions of Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal in...

Jacob Zuma given November 30 deadline ahead of South Africa decision on graft charges 20 Oct 2017 - 06:45 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has given President Jacob Zuma until Nov. 30 to make submissions before it decides whether to...

Dozens killed as Taliban launch fresh assaults on Afghan bases 19 Oct 2017 - 09:44 pm

Kandahar: Militants launched two separate attacks on Afghan security installations killing dozens of soldiers Thursday, the latest in a series of devastating assaults...

CIA chief says US-Canadian couple held for five years in Pakistan 19 Oct 2017 - 09:40 pm

WASHINGTON: The head of the CIA said on Thursday a U.S.-Canadian couple kidnapped by Islamist militants in Afghanistan were held inside neighboring Pakistan...