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Georgia and Russia trade blame over unrest as crisis brews 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

TBILISI/MOSCOW: Georgia and Russia traded blame on Friday for an outbreak of unrest in Tbilisi sparked by the visit of a Russian lawmaker...

India uses yoga diplomacy to assert rising global influence 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

NEW DELHI: If China has panda diplomacy, India has yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully lobbied the United Nations to designate June 21...

Algeria detains businessman in corruption investigation 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

ALGIERS: Algeria has detained businessman Hassan Larbaoui in a corruption investigation launched after protests ended the rule of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state radio...

Buttigieg criticized after police killing of black man 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

INDIANAPOLIS: A lawyer for the family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer in the Indiana city where Pete...

Pence puts off China speech sequel ahead of Trump-Xi talks 21 Jun 2019 - 08:45 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called off a planned China speech that had been initially cast as a sequel to...

US writer says Trump sexually assaulted her in mid-90s 21 Jun 2019 - 08:45 pm

Washington: An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said in an account published Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing...

Hong Kong protests flare anew after demands unmet 21 Jun 2019 - 08:03 pm

Hong Kong: More than 1,000 protesters blocked Hong Kong police headquarters into the night Friday, while others took over major streets as the...

Comey says threat from Huawei is something he and Trump agree on 21 Jun 2019 - 06:58 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey said the Trump’s administration’s actions against Huawei Technologies Co. stem from "a fact-based intelligence concern,” and aren’t just...

Georgian president accuses Russian 'fifth column' of stirring unrest 21 Jun 2019 - 11:49 am

TBILISI, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili late on Thursday called Russia "an enemy and occupier" whose "fifth column" she suggested was behind violent unrest...

At least 30 dead in Indonesia fire 21 Jun 2019 - 11:39 am

Jakarta: At least 30 people, including several children, were killed when a fire ripped through a private home that operated as a matchstick...

Trump says he is ready to press China's Xi on case of two detained Canadians 21 Jun 2019 - 11:29 am

WASHINGTON, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to raise the case of two Canadians detained by Beijing with Chinese...

Putin open for talks with Trump, warns against force on Iran 20 Jun 2019 - 05:35 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he's open for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump but doesn't expect quick progress...

Erdogan to use ties with Trump to defuse S-400 tensions 20 Jun 2019 - 05:27 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he will use his "good" relationship with US counterpart Donald Trump to try to...

Erdogan's party fights to retake Istanbul in mayoral re-run vote 20 Jun 2019 - 05:18 pm

Istanbul: Istanbul will vote for a mayor for the second time in three months on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party fights...

Sri Lanka to charge police for 'lapses' over Easter attacks 20 Jun 2019 - 04:46 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities Thursday ordered the first criminal charges against security personnel for "lapses" before the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed...