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Thousands rally in Philippines to warn of Duterte ‘dictatorship’ 21 Sep 2017 - 11:24 am

MANILA: Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held rallies on Thursday to warn against what they see as the...

Second Indian journalist killed in one month 21 Sep 2017 - 11:12 am

New Delhi: A reporter covering political unrest in India's northeast was beaten to death during violent clashes, officials said Thursday, two weeks after...

Man sets himself on fire outside New Zealand parliament 21 Sep 2017 - 10:49 am

Wellington: A man who set himself on fire outside New Zealand's parliament was in a critical condition Thursday, police said, just two days...

Hurricane Maria lashes Dominican Republic after direct hit on Puerto Rico 21 Sep 2017 - 10:15 am

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed off its...

Sixth arrest over London Underground attack: British police 21 Sep 2017 - 09:53 am

London: A sixth man was arrested in Britain early on Thursday as part of the probe into the bomb attack on a London...

Nine dead as Red Cross Rohingya aid truck crashes in Bangladesh 21 Sep 2017 - 09:35 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: A Red Cross truck carrying aid for Rohingya Muslim refugees crashed in Bangladesh on Thursday killing at least nine people,...

Facebook bans 'dangerous' Rohingya militant group 21 Sep 2017 - 09:01 am

Yangon: Facebook said it has banned a Rohingya militant group from its site, designating it a 'dangerous organisation' as information on the deepening...

Hamas asks Abbas to lift Gaza sanctions 21 Sep 2017 - 02:10 am

Rafah: Hamas called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to respond to the disbanding of its shadow government in the Gaza Strip by ending...

Clash over Catalan vote heats up in Spain as police swoop in 21 Sep 2017 - 01:30 am

MADRID: Thousands of people supporting a contested referendum to split Catalonia from Spain took to Barcelona's streets amid an intensifying government crackdown on...

Barca defend Catalonia's right to hold referendum 20 Sep 2017 - 10:24 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona condemned a crackdown on Catalonia's right to self-determination after 13 regional government officials were detained on Wednesday as tensions rise ahead...

Holocaust-denying Belgian ex-MP ordered to visit Nazi camps 20 Sep 2017 - 09:12 pm

Brussels: A Belgian ex-MP convicted for Holocaust denial was ordered by a Brussels court on Wednesday to visit former Nazi concentration camps and...

Desperate parents, missing children at quake-hit Mexico City school 20 Sep 2017 - 06:45 pm

Mexico City: Adriana Fargo nervously bites her lip as she waits for news on the fate of her seven-year-old daughter, feared buried in...

Japan’s Abe says time for talk is over on North Korea 20 Sep 2017 - 06:39 pm

NEW YORK: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that countries need to unite to enforce sanctions and apply pressure on North...

Iran in UN spotlight as Trump threatens nuclear deal 20 Sep 2017 - 06:31 pm

United Nations, United States: Tehran was to defend itself on the world stage on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to trigger...

12 dead, 92 missing as floods hit eastern DR Congo 20 Sep 2017 - 04:27 pm

Goma, DR Congo: At least 12 people died and 92 were missing after heavy rains caused flooding in two villages in eastern Democratic...

Angry protests in Barcelona as Spain rounds up Catalan officials 20 Sep 2017 - 03:45 pm

Barcelona: Thousands took to the streets of Barcelona on Wednesday as Spanish police detained 13 Catalan government officials in a crackdown ahead of...