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'Several injured' in passenger plane emergency landing in Moscow 05 May 2019 - 08:01 pm

Moscow: "Several people were injured" when a passenger plane made an emergency landing at Moscow's busiest airport and caught fire, Russian state news...

Uganda's `President for Life' could face closest vote in decades 05 May 2019 - 07:02 pm

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni could face the closest election of his more than three-decade rule in 2021, as a firebrand pop star-turned-politician whittles...

Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh 05 May 2019 - 03:56 pm

New Delhi: The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on Sunday as emergency teams raced to...

Sri Lanka expels 200 clerics after Easter attacks 05 May 2019 - 11:40 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka has expelled over 600 foreign nationals, including around 200 Islamic clerics, since the Easter suicide bombings blamed on a local...

N. Korea tested rocket launchers and 'tactical guided weapons' 05 May 2019 - 10:36 am

Seoul: North Korea's state media said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un had overseen a rocket and tactical guided weapons test, after the...

Sri Lanka police ask public to hand in blades following bomb 04 May 2019 - 02:59 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Police in Sri Lanka have requested members of the public hand over swords or other large knives to the nearest...

The Channel gets its tunnel, 25 years ago 04 May 2019 - 02:44 pm

Paris: On May 6, 1994 Queen Elizabeth II and President Francois Mitterrand boarded the royal Rolls-Royce and took an undersea train to Britain...

UK Conservatives look for Brexit compromise after local poll losses 04 May 2019 - 02:39 pm

LONDON: Britain's governing Conservatives need to be open to compromise with the opposition Labour Party in order to deliver Brexit following heavy losses...

France to ban e-scooters from pavements in September 04 May 2019 - 01:54 pm

Paris: France will ban electric scooters from pavements in September, the transport minister said, in a backlash against a surge of the commuter...

Thai king is officially crowned, boosting his regal power 04 May 2019 - 11:35 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned Saturday amid the splendor of the country's Grand Palace, taking the central role in an...

At least nine dead as cyclone barrels into Bangladesh 04 May 2019 - 11:05 am

Khulna, Bangladesh: Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of...

'Miracle': Plane crashes into Florida river, but no deaths 04 May 2019 - 10:23 am

A charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a...

Former White House chief joins firm that detains migrant children 04 May 2019 - 10:10 am

Washington: Former White House chief of staff John Kelly has joined the board of a firm that operates centers for housing unaccompanied migrant...

India rescues bonded workers after voting awareness campaigners raise alarm 03 May 2019 - 11:00 pm

CHENNAI: Authorities in south India rescued dozens of bonded labourers from a farm on Friday after a tip-off from awareness campaigners that they...

Malaysia's first female top judge is 'big step' for women's justice 03 May 2019 - 11:00 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: In a rare move for Asia, Malaysia has appointed its first female top judge, leading to calls from human rights activists...

Three Palestinians killed in Gaza after army says soldiers wounded 03 May 2019 - 11:00 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Three Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip Friday, authorities in...