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Germany's Schulz to set out plan for taking down Merkel 19 Mar 2017 - 08:56 am

Berlin: Martin Schulz will on Sunday officially become Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief challenger in Germany's September general election and lay out his plans...

'We will have none of it:' fear, optimism among US Muslims 19 Mar 2017 - 08:38 am

Chicago: In a sprawling banquet hall, Ahmed Rehab walked to a lectern facing a glittering group of diners and launched into a searing...

No other countries will quit EU after Britain: EU chief Juncker 18 Mar 2017 - 08:39 pm

BERLIN: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is not worried about other EU countries leaving the bloc after Britain because Brexit will make them...

Attacker shot dead at Paris' Orly airport 18 Mar 2017 - 08:08 pm

Paris: Troops at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday shot dead a man who tried to grab a female soldier's weapon, triggering a major...

Who are France's presidential candidates? 18 Mar 2017 - 07:40 pm

Paris, March 18: A powerful far-right leader, a scandal-hit conservative, a 39-year-old former investment banker and a man who believes the EU is...

Mnuchin rejects language in past G20 statements as 'irrelevant' 18 Mar 2017 - 07:40 pm

Baden-Baden, Germany: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday shrugged off an outcry over the omission of a long-standing anti-protectionist pledge from a...

Thousands flee Iraq’s Mosul as battle edges into Old City 18 Mar 2017 - 07:31 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Thousands of Iraqis surged out of western Mosul on Saturday during a lull in heavy fighting in districts around the densely...

Modi picks hardliner to lead India’s most populous state 18 Mar 2017 - 07:21 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Hindu hardliner Yogi Adityanath, who has been accused of inciting violence against India’s Muslim minority, to...

Germany owes NATO 'vast sums': Trump 18 Mar 2017 - 07:14 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes NATO "vast sums of money" and must pay...

Lebanon rescues 3 Siberian tiger cubs en route to Syria 18 Mar 2017 - 06:24 pm

Beirut: An animal rights group in Lebanon is caring for three dehydrated, maggot-infested Siberian tiger cubs that were rescued on their way to...

Turkey starts building 'world's longest suspension bridge' 18 Mar 2017 - 03:37 pm

Istanbul: Turkey on Saturday started work on building what it says will be the world's longest suspension bridge, spanning the Dardanelles strait that...

Islamic State claims Friday suicide bombing in Bangladesh elite forces camp 18 Mar 2017 - 03:16 pm

Cairo: The Islamic State group claimed on Saturday a suicide bomb attack a day earlier on a camp for Bangladesh's elite security forces....

Paris airport terminal may stay shut till late Saturday 18 Mar 2017 - 02:31 pm

PARIS: The south terminal of Paris' Orly airport may remain closed until Saturday evening following an incident in which soldiers shot dead a...

Tanzania offers 500 doctors to ease Kenya health crisis 18 Mar 2017 - 02:28 pm

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania on Saturday agreed to send 500 doctors to Kenya after a 100-day doctors' strike that paralyzed health services in...

Eleven candidates qualified for first round of French election 18 Mar 2017 - 02:23 pm

PARIS: France's Constitutional Council validated on Saturday eleven candidates to run in the first round of the French presidential elections on April 23. ...

China to shut down 117 small coal mines in Xinjiang 18 Mar 2017 - 01:58 pm

Beijing: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plans to shut down 117 coal mines this year, cutting 11.9 million tonnes of coal production...

Indian Muslim clerics go missing in Pakistan 18 Mar 2017 - 01:39 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan says authorities are looking for two prominent Indian Muslim clerics who went missing during a visit to the country earlier this...