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More than 80 injured as Indian police clash with Adani port protesters 28 Nov 2022 - 08:38 pm

Kochi: More than 80 people were wounded in southern India as villagers halting the construction of a $900m port clashed with police, the...

China's lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad 28 Nov 2022 - 05:57 pm

Protests against China's strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities around the world in a...

Libyans, divided by conflict, unite around football 28 Nov 2022 - 05:52 pm

Tripoli: Hundreds of football fans gather in front of a huge screen in a Libyan park to watch the day's World Cup matches,...

Illegal building blamed as Italian island landslide death toll rises 28 Nov 2022 - 04:43 pm

CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy: Experts and activists said the construction of illegal buildings increased the risks from natural disasters on the Italian island of...

Russian manufacturing sustained by drive to equip mobilised troops 28 Nov 2022 - 04:38 pm

Moscow: Russia's drive to equip freshly mobilised troops and increase spending on its military campaign in Ukraine is helping the country's industrial sector...

German, Dutch shopping picks up over Black Friday 28 Nov 2022 - 04:18 pm

Berlin/Amsterdam: Germans snapped up smartphones, Christmas decorations, sweaters, jewellery and gift vouchers in a pick-up in shopping over the Black Friday weekend, retailers...

Gunfire inside besieged Somali hotel as troops battle militants 28 Nov 2022 - 04:15 pm

Mogadishu: Gunfire crackled from inside a Mogadishu hotel on Monday as Somalia's special forces battled al Shabaab militants more than 12 hours after...

Dutch police charge Moroccan fans after World Cup win 27 Nov 2022 - 11:39 pm

The Hague: Dutch riot police carried out baton charges in three cities on Sunday to disperse unruly Moroccan football supporters celebrating the country's...

Al-Shabaab attacks hotel in Somali capital: police 27 Nov 2022 - 11:07 pm

Mogadishu: Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, police and witnesses said, with explosions...

Iraqi PM says fraction of stolen $2.5 billion retrieved 27 Nov 2022 - 10:52 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has recovered "part" of $2.5 billion in public funds fraudulently withdrawn from a government account, the prime minister said on Sunday,...

Erdogan says Turkish, Egyptian ministers to meet in process of building ties 27 Nov 2022 - 10:20 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments broadcast on Sunday that a process of building relations with Egypt will start with ministers...

Riots in Brussels after Morocco beat Belgium at the World Cup 27 Nov 2022 - 09:09 pm

Brussels: Police used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the center of Brussels on...

Italy declares state of emergency after deadly landslide 27 Nov 2022 - 08:37 pm

Casamicciola Terme: Italy's government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after a landslide on the southern island of Ischia killed at least...

Equatorial Guinea ruler re-elected, can extend rule to half a century 27 Nov 2022 - 05:18 pm

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago secured a landslide win in November 20 elections, extending his 43-year rule of the tiny oil-rich...

Chinese TV cuts maskless World Cup scenes as Covid anger mounts 27 Nov 2022 - 05:15 pm

Beijing: China's state broadcaster is cutting close-up shots of maskless fans at the Qatar World Cup, after early coverage sparked anger at home...

Rescue divers search for missing after landslide on Italy's Ischia island 27 Nov 2022 - 04:14 pm

CASAMICCIOLA TERME: Emergency workers stepped up efforts on Sunday to find 11 people missing on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia a...

Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as anger over China's Covid curbs mounts 27 Nov 2022 - 01:55 pm

Shanghai/Beijing: Protests inChinaagainst heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to Shanghai on Sunday, with demonstrators also gathering at one of Beijing's most prestigious universities after...