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Hong Kong averts airport protest with security blitz 07 Sep 2019 - 02:40 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities mounted a security blitz at and near the airport on Saturday, averting a second straight weekend of disruptions...

Antitrust probe of Facebook may be first step against Big Tech 07 Sep 2019 - 02:15 pm

Washington: A coalition of US states unveiled on Friday an antitrust investigation of Facebook, the first of what is expected to be a...

Pakistan denies use of airspace to Indian president 07 Sep 2019 - 02:11 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday said it had denied India's President Ram Nath Kovind permission to fly through its airspace -- access to which...

UN says floods, heavy rainfall in Sudan kill 78 people 07 Sep 2019 - 02:01 pm

CAIRO: A U.N. humanitarian agency says flooding triggered by heavy rains in Sudan have killed a total of 78 people across the country...

Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations 07 Sep 2019 - 01:22 pm

MOSCOW/KIEV: Russia and Ukraine began a long-awaited prisoner swap on Saturday in a step that could ease bitter tensions over Moscow's annexation five...

Parts of Wikipedia offline after 'malicious' attack 07 Sep 2019 - 01:05 pm

Washington: Popular online reference website Wikipedia went down in several countries after the website was targeted by what it described as a "malicious...

Anti-cruise ship protesters target Venice film festival 07 Sep 2019 - 12:27 pm

Venice: Several hundred protesters demanding the authorities ban huge cruise ships they say threaten one of the world's most historic cities targeted the...

Riot police deployment thwarts Hong Kong airport protest 07 Sep 2019 - 11:56 am

Hong Kong: Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Saturday and thwarted plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the airport, days after...

Iran fires up advanced centrifuges in latest nuclear step 07 Sep 2019 - 11:38 am

Tehran: Iran said Saturday it has fired up advanced centrifuges to boost its enriched uranium stockpiles, in the latest scaling back of commitments...

Typhoon knocks out power in S.Korea; North braces for storm 07 Sep 2019 - 11:08 am

SEOUL: A powerful typhoon slammed into South Korea early on Saturday, killing at least one person and disrupting power to 57,000 households before...

India loses contact with spacecraft on mission to the moon 07 Sep 2019 - 11:00 am

Bengaluru: India lost contact with a spacecraft it was attempting to land on the moon on Saturday, the chairman of the Indian Space...

Buses exit Moscow jail amid expectations of Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap 07 Sep 2019 - 09:54 am

Moscow: Two buses with tinted windows and a police escort left a Moscow jail on Saturday morning carrying an undisclosed number of people...

Venezuela opposition parties back Guaido as congress chief in 2020 06 Sep 2019 - 11:09 pm

CARACAS: Venezuelan lawmakers from small opposition parties on Friday said Juan Guaido should continue as head of congress in 2020, waiving their option...

Bengal Assembly passes resolution against Assam NRC 06 Sep 2019 - 10:36 pm

Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a resolution opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and ruling out any...

Mexican national shot by ICE in Tennessee recovering 06 Sep 2019 - 10:36 pm

NASHVILLE: A Mexican man shot while fleeing from immigration agents in Tennessee was recovering Friday, an attorney for his family said. Andrew Free...

‘World’s oldest mom’ gives birth to twins at age 74 in India's Andhra Pradesh 06 Sep 2019 - 10:03 pm

Guntur: A 74-year-old woman has became the oldest-ever to give birth after she delivered twins at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur town...

'Only animals can live here': Storm victims await evacuation 06 Sep 2019 - 09:24 pm

ABACO, Bahamas: Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand...