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UAE urges more US involvement in Mideast under Trump 13 Nov 2016 - 06:17 pm

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates urged US president-elect Donald Trump Sunday to increase his country's involvement in the Middle East and adopt...

Obama officials work against time to wrap banking rules 13 Nov 2016 - 05:45 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands...

French far-right leader hopes for Trump-like win in 2017 election 13 Nov 2016 - 05:22 pm

LONDON: Donald Trump’s U.S. election was a victory of the people against the elite, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday,...

Moldovans face 'East-West' choice in presidential runoff 13 Nov 2016 - 05:17 pm

Chisinau: Moldovans were voting Sunday to choose between pro-Moscow and pro-European candidates in a runoff vote for the next president of the impoverished...

Trump to lay out White House goals in prime-time interview 13 Nov 2016 - 05:12 pm

New York: Donald Trump is expected to spell out his priorities as America's head of state Sunday in the first prime-time interview since...

Britain’s Brexit firebrand Farage meets Trump in New York 13 Nov 2016 - 05:05 pm

NEW YORK/LONDON: Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage visited Donald Trump at his home on Saturday, after suggesting he could act as a go-between...

Buying peace? Chinese money brings Tibet growth, apathy 13 Nov 2016 - 04:57 pm

Lhasa: Traditional teahouses and fashion boutiques have sprung up in Bayi, one of the liveliest districts of Lhasa, and are owned and patronised...

Tsunami hits east New Zealand after powerful earthquake 13 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: A tsunami has hit the northeast coast of New Zealand’s South Island after a powerful earthquake shook several cities across the...

Iran resort hopes relaxed rules will attract tourists 13 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm

Kish, Iran: Iranian investors are pouring money into Kish island in the Gulf, hoping its white sand beaches, coral reefs and more relaxed...

Sudan’s Bashir suspends peace talks with rebels 13 Nov 2016 - 04:36 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday announced an indefinite halt to peace talks with rebels groups. “There will not be any talks...

Israel PM calls for ministers' restraint after Trump win 13 Nov 2016 - 04:35 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for ministers to refrain from comment on Donald Trump's presidency after right-wing politicians said his...

40 years after his father, Canada PM Trudeau travels to Cuba 13 Nov 2016 - 04:32 pm

Montreal: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Cuba Tuesday as the breakthrough in US relations with the communist regime hangs in the...

Pakistan, China launch new trade route 13 Nov 2016 - 04:21 pm

Gwadar, Pakistan: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Sunday inaugurated a trade route linking southwestern Gwadar port to the Chinese city of Kashgar as...

Turkey suspends 291 navy personnel over links to failed coup 13 Nov 2016 - 04:15 pm

ANKARA: Turkey suspended from duty 168 officers and 123 non-commissioned officers from its navy over alleged links to a coup attempt in July,...

Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes 13 Nov 2016 - 04:05 pm

WELLINGTON: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck central New Zealand just after midnight (1102 GMT Sunday), the U.S. Geological Survey said,...