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Fury in India as Trump claims Modi asked for Kashmir mediation 23 Jul 2019 - 07:03 pm

New Delhi: India's foreign minister issued a strenuous denial to an infuriated opposition in parliament on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump said...

Pakistan Prime Minister Khan says he will try to persuade Taliban to meet Afghan government 23 Jul 2019 - 07:03 pm

WASHINGTON: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said he would try meet with the Taliban in an effort to persuade the group...

Swedish teen Thunberg slams 'hate and threats' as visit divides French parliament 23 Jul 2019 - 03:10 pm

Paris: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday lashed out at the abuse she receives for speaking out over global warming, after...

Spain PM's prospects challenged with confidence vote 23 Jul 2019 - 02:18 pm

Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's prospects of remaining in power were challenged Tuesday as he faced a first parliamentary confidence vote with...

China's former premier Li Peng dies at 90 23 Jul 2019 - 02:10 pm

BEIJING, Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the capital as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role...

Kosovo ex-PM will run for office if he's not indicted for war crimes 23 Jul 2019 - 01:46 pm

PRISTINA, Kosovo's former prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj, who has been summoned for questioning by the war crimes prosecutor in the Hague, said on...

Brexiteer Boris Johnson to be Britain's next prime minister 23 Jul 2019 - 01:14 pm

LONDON: Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by...

Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' appeals life sentence 23 Jul 2019 - 02:36 am

New York: Fallen Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, once one of the world's most powerful and notorious criminals, has appealed his...

Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US 23 Jul 2019 - 02:30 am

SAN DIEGO: The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them...

Hong Kong crisis escalates after mob attack on protesters 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

HONG KONG: An overnight attack by white-clad assailants apparently targeting pro-democracy protesters raised tensions to new levels in Hong Kong on Monday as...

Philippines' Duterte urges lawmakers to restore death penalty 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged lawmakers on Monday to bring back the death penalty as part of his internationally-condemned crackdown on narcotics...

Firefighters battle wildfire in Portugal, 32 people hurt 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

COLOS, Portugal: More than 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping aircraft battled a major wildfire Monday amid scorching temperatures in Portugal, where forest blazes...

'Triad' attack on Hong Kong protesters sparks anger 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

Hong Kong: An assault on pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left dozens wounded sparked a firestorm of outrage in Hong Kong...

India's moon mission to probe lunar south pole 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

SRIHARIKOTA/BENGALURU: India launched a rocket into space on Monday in an attempt to safely land a rover on the moon, its most ambitious...

Indians applauds success of Chandrayaan-2 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

New Delhi: Leaders from across the political spectrum on Monday applauded the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-2 Mission and termed it a proud...

All crew on British-flagged tanker in good health: Iranian embassy in India 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

NEW DELHI/KOCHI: All crew members of a British-flagged tanker that Iran seized on Friday are safe and still on the vessel, the Iranian...

Kumaraswamy told to face floor test by 6 pm on Tuesday 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

Bengaluru: Amid late Monday night drama in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar directed Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to face floor test...

Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in Jerusalem area 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am

Sur Baher, Palestinian Territories: Israel demolished a number of Palestinian homes it considers illegally constructed near its separation barrier south of Jerusalem on...