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Clooney raises fresh fears for exiled Maldives leader 13 Sep 2017 - 03:22 pm

Colombo: Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney Wednesday raised fresh fears for the safety of her client, former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, after an...

Syria power brokers seek safe zone progress at Kazakh talks 13 Sep 2017 - 02:43 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Key international players in Syria's civil war gathered in Kazakhstan Wednesday for a fresh round of talks aimed at pushing a...

After helping retake Aleppo, Russia seeks to rebuild it 13 Sep 2017 - 02:03 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Flicking through before-and-after photos of Aleppo's Umayyad mosque on his phone, the city's mufti Mahmoud Akkam said he initially wanted the...

Two bodies recovered after boat collision off Singapore 13 Sep 2017 - 12:54 pm

Singapore: Divers Wednesday recovered the bodies of two seamen who went missing after their dredger collided with a tanker off Singapore and rescuers...

Colombia faces hurdles with ELN ceasefire: Negotiator 13 Sep 2017 - 10:09 am

The Colombian government’s chief negotiator in peace talks with the ELN guerrilla group said Tuesday that serious challenges remain in verifying a recently...

Iraq’s Diyala opts out of looming Kurd region poll 13 Sep 2017 - 10:04 am

DIYALA, Iraq: Local officials in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province on Tuesday announced their decision not to take part in an upcoming referendum on...

17M people in Lake Chad region need aid: UN 13 Sep 2017 - 10:02 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Some 17 million people require humanitarian assistance in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin area, with about 8.5 million in the northeast Nigeria...

Rohingya boat toll nears 100 as bodies wash ashore 13 Sep 2017 - 09:51 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Seven bodies believed to be those of Rohingya Muslims washed ashore in Bangladesh on Wednesday, officials said, highlighting the risks...

France insists it will go through with labour reform, day after protests 13 Sep 2017 - 09:40 am

PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday that he would pay attention to demonstrations against his planned labour reforms but pledged...

Hundreds of Rohingya children arrive in Bangladesh alone 13 Sep 2017 - 09:24 am

Ukhia, Bangladesh: The lost Rohingya boy made the journey from Myanmar alone, following strangers from other villages across rivers and jungle until they...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to skip U.N. assembly to deal with Rohingya crisis 13 Sep 2017 - 09:08 am

YANGON: Myanmar's national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to...

Japanese firm to offer 'drive-thru' funeral service 13 Sep 2017 - 09:01 am

Tokyo: A Japanese funeral parlour is set to offer relatives the chance to pay their final respects to deceased loved ones without leaving...

N. Korea vows to boost weapons programmes after sanctions 13 Sep 2017 - 08:05 am

Seoul: North Korea vowed Wednesday to accelerate its weapons programmes in response to the "evil" sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council following...

Halimah Yacob formally elected Singapore's first woman president 13 Sep 2017 - 07:37 am

Singapore: Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, was declared elected as Singapore's first woman president on Wednesday, after the returning officer announced...

Young migrants face abuse on way to Europe: UN 12 Sep 2017 - 04:15 pm

Brussels: More than three-quarters of children and young adults trying to migrate to Europe are victims of torture, rape and other abuse on...

Labour protests hit France in key challenge for Macron 12 Sep 2017 - 03:39 pm

Paris: French unions launched a day of strikes and protests Tuesday against Emmanuel Macron's flagship labour reforms, a key test as he stakes...

At least four dead as storm hits Philippines 12 Sep 2017 - 02:25 pm

Manila: At least four people died and six were missing after a major storm caused flooding in and around Manila on Tuesday, forcing...

Sri Lankan minister sacked for rocking coalition 12 Sep 2017 - 02:18 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Tuesday sacked a minister who had threatened to split his coalition government, three weeks after another was...