World

South Asian herders fight for right to roam as pressure to settle grows 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 pm

UDAIPUR, India: South Asian pastoralists facing shrinking rangelands and a rise in conflicts over the right to roam must be allowed greater involvement...

Zimbabwean women struggle to shake off sex-for-land corruption 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 pm

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: Catherine Mazorodze was overworked and tired when she quit her job as a farmworker in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province. No job meant...

As protests rack Hong Kong, China watchdog has Cathay staff 'walking on eggshells' 03 Oct 2019 - 09:59 pm

HONG KONG: Staff at Cathay Pacific Airways , Hong Kong's flagship airline, are on edge. Their city has been gripped by months of...

Warren turns corporate criticism into bona fides in ’20 race 03 Oct 2019 - 08:31 pm

WASHINGTON: Facebook’s CEO said his company is ready to "go to the mat” to stop Elizabeth Warren from breaking up tech giants. Amazon...

Russia's Medvedev arrives in Cuba as US sanctions bite 03 Oct 2019 - 08:30 pm

Havana: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev began a two-day visit to Cuba on Thursday as the island nation looks to shore up economic...

How the Trudeau campaign scrambled to sidestep political disaster 03 Oct 2019 - 08:30 pm

OTTAWA, Ontario: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his election campaign team were on the way to the airport in Nova Scotia on...

Trump says North Korea talks going ahead despite missile test 03 Oct 2019 - 08:30 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed off North Korea's test of a sea-launched ballistic missile, saying that planned nuclear talks with...

Rise of Canada separatist leader poses electoral challenge for PM Trudeau 03 Oct 2019 - 08:30 pm

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bid to win reelection next month appeared trickier than ever on Thursday after a campaign debate that...

Why the UK's Brexit proposal falls short for the EU 03 Oct 2019 - 06:56 pm

BRUSSELS: Britain's latest proposal for an agreement on the terms of its divorce from the European Union has been widely rebuffed in Brussels...

Barr gives top priority to investigating the investigators of Russian meddling 03 Oct 2019 - 06:56 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Attorney General William Barr is personally involved in investigating President Donald Trump's complaints that he and his campaign were improperly targeted...

Why Ireland's border has snarled efforts to reach Brexit deal 03 Oct 2019 - 06:49 pm

BRUSSELS: The 500-km (300-mile) land border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland has become the sticking point in efforts to...

Employee kills 4 officers in knife attack at Paris police HQ 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm

Paris: An administrator armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot,...

Deadly civil unrest: What is happening in Iraq? 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm

BAGHDAD: At least 18 Iraqis have died in recent days in clashes between protesters and the security forces during street demonstrations that caught...

North Korea's suspected submarine missile 'pushes the envelope' 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm

SEOUL: North Korea fired what may be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Wednesday, which would be the first test in three years...

Netanyahu's legal woes: How much trouble is he in? 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm

JERUSALEM: Two weeks after fighting and failing to win an election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced trouble on a second front on...

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia's Great Barrier Reef 03 Oct 2019 - 10:55 am

MELBOURNE: A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that can be absorbed through the skin, has been identified for the first time in the...

11 killed in southern Iraq protests overnight, including policeman 03 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am

HILLA, Iraq: Eleven people were killed during protests overnight in two southern Iraqi cities, including a policeman, police and medical sources said. Seven...