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16 Afghan policemen killed in US strike 22 Jul 2017 - 02:09 pm

Kandahar, Afghanistan: A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, the latest setback to Washington's efforts to bring peace...

Indonesian President orders officers to shoot drug traffickers 22 Jul 2017 - 12:35 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has instructed law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers to deal with a narcotics emergency facing the country....

Senate opens debate on Poland court bill 22 Jul 2017 - 02:12 am

Warsaw: Poland’s Senate opened debate yesterday on a contentious draft law that would dismiss current Supreme Court judges and let the president appoint...

UK royals hear children's concert, see Hamburg Airbus plant 22 Jul 2017 - 02:12 am

HAMBURG, Germany: Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, wrapped up a three-day trip to Germany in Hamburg, where they attended a concert...

Greenpeace activists protest near oil rig in Norway’s Arctic sea area 22 Jul 2017 - 02:12 am

OSLO: Environmental activists protested on Friday near an offshore rig contracted by Statoil in the remote Norwegian Arctic, where the firm is looking...

Greenpeace activists hold banners during a protest next to Statoil's Songa Enabler oil rig in the Barents sea, Norway, yesterday.

Spain threatens to cut Catalonia funds over referendum 22 Jul 2017 - 02:12 am

Madrid: Spain's central government on Friday threatened to cut off funds for Catalonia unless the region's administration can prove it is not using...

Thai court to deliver Yingluck verdict next month 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am

Bangkok: A Thai court will deliver its ruling in the criminal negligence case of toppled premier Yingluck Shinawatra on August 25, a verdict...

Philippine MPs to vote on Duterte bid for longer martial rule 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am

Manila: The Philippine Congress sits in a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte's bid for longer military rule over the...

Court ends hearing in Sharif’s graft case 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am

Islamabad: Pakistan’s top court yesterday concluded its hearing into corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family, but it wasn’t immediately clear when...

Two killed as strong earthquake hits Greece and Turkey 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am

At least two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos on Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer...

Indian troops open fire on Kashmir protesters 22 Jul 2017 - 02:01 am

Srinagar: The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters yesterday, killing one youth and injuring another in Indian-administered Kashmir, police...

Abbas announces halt of all contacts with Israel 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Friday that all contacts with Israel have been suspended until it commits to lift the...

Three Palestinians shot dead in clashes 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

Jerusalem: Three Palestinian men were shot dead in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem yesterday, health officials said. The killings came as Palestinians and Israeli security...

Lebanon's Hezbollah launches Syria border operation 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

Beirut: Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah group said on Friday its fighters had begun an operation against militants on both sides of the country's border...

Erdogan condemns German minister’s remarks 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

Istanbul: Turkey’s president yesterday condemned what he called “baseless” remarks by Germany’s economy minister scaremongering investors away from Turkey. “I strongly condemn the...

Mamata calls for BJP's ouster in 2019 poll 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee yesterday went hammer and tongs at the Centre's ruling BJP, accusing it of indulging in "massive corruption"...