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EU warns France and Spain on deficits, clears Portugal 22 May 2017 - 01:22 pm

Brussels: The EU on Monday kept France and Spain on notice for excessive public spending, but absolved bailed-out Portugal after it stayed within...

Soldier martyred in clash with PKK in southern Turkey 22 May 2017 - 01:00 pm

OSMANIYE, Turkey: A soldier was martyred during a clash between security forces and PKK terrorists in southern Osmaniye province on Monday, according to...

Coup anniversary bomb wounds 21 at Thai army hospital 22 May 2017 - 12:51 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific said Monday it would cut 600 staff including a quarter of its management, as part...

Philippines' Duterte heads to Russia in blow to US 22 May 2017 - 12:42 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flew to Russia on Monday to meet his hero, seek arms and steer his nation's foreign policy further...

2 Palestinians injured during clashes with Israeli settlers visit Joseph's tomb 22 May 2017 - 12:36 pm

Ramallah: At least two Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets and three others suffocated by teargas during clashes that erupted in Nablus...

Consumers to get impacted with higher GST rates: Telecom tower body 22 May 2017 - 12:07 pm

New Delhi: The government's decision to put the telecom industry under the 18 per cent tax bracket under the Goods and Services Tax...

Six more Japanese detained in China 22 May 2017 - 11:51 am

Tokyo: Six Japanese citizens have been detained in China for alleged illegal activities, officials in both nations said Monday, more than doubling the...

2 soldiers killed in IS attack on Iraqi airbase 22 May 2017 - 11:47 am

DIYALA, Iraq: Two Iraqi soldiers were killed Monday in a IS attack on a military airbase in eastern Iraq, according to an Iraqi...

Blast kills 5 pro-state militiamen in NW Pakistan 22 May 2017 - 11:43 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: At least five members of a pro-government militia were killed in a remote-control blast in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials and...

Four militants, three Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir 22 May 2017 - 11:33 am

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir: Four militants and three Indian soldiers were killed in a two day long gunbattle close to the de facto...

Soldier martyred by lightning strike in SE Turkey 22 May 2017 - 11:27 am

HAKKARI, Turkey: A Turkish soldier was martyred Sunday afternoon after being struck by lightning in southeastern Turkey, according to the local governor. In...

Attack on Ahrar al-Sham HQ kills 20 in Syria's Idlib 22 May 2017 - 11:23 am

IDLIB, Syria: At least 20 members of the Ahrar al-Sham -- a leading armed opposition group -- were killed in a suicide bombing...

IS attacks kill 17 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul 22 May 2017 - 11:17 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: At least 17 Iraqi soldiers were killed in suicide attacks by IS militants in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday,...

N.Korea conducts yet another missile test: Seoul 22 May 2017 - 11:12 am

SEOUL: North Korea conducted its latest ballistic missile test Sunday, according to Seoul's military -- its eighth this year -- coming exactly one...

25 Afghan policemen killed as Taliban storms outposts 22 May 2017 - 11:08 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: Twenty-five national and local Afghan policemen were killed Sunday in coordinated Taliban attacks on their outposts in the southern Zabul province,...

Air and sea search for nine navy crew missing off Malaysia 22 May 2017 - 10:53 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has deployed 11 ships and two helicopters to search for a naval craft which went missing with nine crew members...

Bomb at hospital in Thai capital, Bangkok, wounds 24 - police 22 May 2017 - 10:43 am

BANGKOK: A bomb blast at a hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, on the third anniversary of a...

Shanghai stocks end weaker as tighter regulations bite 22 May 2017 - 10:17 am

Shanghai: Shanghai stocks reversed earlier gains to end lower on Monday as lingering worries over economic growth and tighter regulations to curb speculative...