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Four rescued, eight still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak 02 Jun 2019 - 01:06 pm

New Delhi: Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said Sunday, as a frantic search continued...

Venice cruise ship loses control, slams wharf and tourist boat 02 Jun 2019 - 12:35 pm

Rome: A cruise ship lost control as it was coming in to dock in Venice Sunday, crashing into the wharf and hitting a...

Twitter apologises for suspending accounts critical of China 02 Jun 2019 - 11:49 am

Beijing: Twitter has apologised for suspending a number of accounts critical of China, days before the politically sensitive 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen...

Occupation Police assault worshippers after raiding Al-Aqsa 02 Jun 2019 - 11:40 am

Occupied Jerusalem: A number of Palestinian Muslim worshippers were injured Sunday by Israeli police officers who were escorting dozens of Jewish settlers performing...

Iran files complaint with ICAO against International Airports refusing to fuel aircraft 02 Jun 2019 - 11:24 am

Tehran: Iran has filed an official complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) against some international airports that refuse to fuel Iranian...

Germany's SPD leader Andrea Nahles quits as party's popularity hits low 02 Jun 2019 - 11:18 am

Frankfurt: Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) head Andrea Nahles said on Sunday she would resign as its chief as well giving up her...

Police chief blames president for failing to prevent Sri Lanka attacks 02 Jun 2019 - 10:55 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings that...

On 30th anniversary, China says Tiananmen crackdown was 'correct' policy 02 Jun 2019 - 10:51 am

Singapore, China on Sunday defended the bloody Tiananmen crackdown on student protesters in a rare public acknowledgement of the event, days before its...

Three blasts hit Kabul, killing one and injuring 17 02 Jun 2019 - 10:38 am

Kabul: One person was killed and 17 others wounded Sunday in three successive blasts in Kabul, Afghan officials said, capping a murderous week...

Italy's Mount Etna spews lava in new phase of eruptions 01 Jun 2019 - 08:36 pm

CATANIA, Sicily: Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, is spewing ash and lava once again, but officials say the activity is taking place...

$This video grab released by AFPTV shows the Mount Etna, Europe's biggest active volcano, erupting, on May 31, 2019 near Catania, due to the opening of two eruptive fractures according to the volcanologists of the Ingv Etna Observatory. / AFP / AFPTV / Ale$

Albania quake causes injuries, damages houses: officials 01 Jun 2019 - 04:33 pm

Tirana: A 5.3-magnitude quake in southeast Albania Saturday injured four people and damaged houses, local officials said. Media reports said four people were...

Trump boosts Johnson in UK leader race before state visit 01 Jun 2019 - 04:25 pm

Donald Trump weighed into Britain’s political turmoil by expressing his admiration for Boris Johnson, the pro-Brexit former Foreign Secretary who’s favoured to succeed...

Former Indonesian first lady Ani Yudhoyono dies at 66 01 Jun 2019 - 03:51 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Former Indonesian first lady Kristiani Herrawati Yudhoyono died Saturday of leukemia in a Singapore hospital. She was 66. Singapore's Foreign Ministry...

Bomb attack kills soldier on patrol in northwest Pakistan 01 Jun 2019 - 03:47 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The Pakistani military says one of its soldiers has been killed by a gun and bomb attack during a patrol in...

How Trump's Mexico threat imperils his own economic agenda 01 Jun 2019 - 03:33 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's vow to impose new tariffs on Mexican imports risks sabotaging not just his drive to forge more favorable trade...