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Canada has quietly cut off aid to Nicaragua over rights violations 14 Apr 2019 - 08:50 pm

Montreal: The Canadian government said Sunday it suspended financial aid to Nicaragua last year in response to human rights violations -- a decision...

Julian Assange's concern is 'American injustice' 14 Apr 2019 - 08:50 pm

LONDON: Julian Assange’s concern has always been "facing the American injustice,” his lawyer said on Sunday. Speaking on British Sky News television, Jenifer...

Palestinian ministers sworn in again after oath foul-up 14 Apr 2019 - 05:15 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian government ministers were sworn in for a second time on Sunday after a lawyer noticed that the oath they...

UN says 120 killed since fighting broke out in Libya 14 Apr 2019 - 04:31 pm

CAIRO: More than 120 people have been killed since a Libyan military commander launched an assault on the capital 10 days ago, igniting...

Modi says India undermined Pakistan nuclear threat 14 Apr 2019 - 04:13 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that India had called Pakistan's nuclear bluff in recent cross-border air strikes that almost triggered...

Pakistan: 4 killed in flash flooding 14 Apr 2019 - 04:01 pm

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: At least four members of the same family were killed and a woman injured when a car was caught by flash...

Iranian who removed headscarf sentenced to year in prison 14 Apr 2019 - 02:46 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: An Iranian woman who removed her obligatory Islamic headscarf in a public protest has been sentenced to one year in prison...

Hundreds evacuated in Frankfurt so WWII bomb can be defused 14 Apr 2019 - 02:36 pm

BERLIN: Some 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in the old city of Frankfurt so specialists could remove a World War...

Over 120 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO 14 Apr 2019 - 12:23 pm

Tripoli: Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take...

Sudan protesters present demands to military in talks 14 Apr 2019 - 11:01 am

Khartoum, Sudanese protest organisers presented demands including the creation of a civilian government in talks with the country's new military rulers late Saturday,...

Iran flood death toll rises to 76 14 Apr 2019 - 10:37 am

Tehran, Seventy-six people have been killed in Iran by floods in recent weeks, according to a new toll published Sunday with warnings still...

Indonesians to vote in world's biggest single-day election 14 Apr 2019 - 10:26 am

JAKARTA, Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections this week after campaigns focused on the economy, but with...

Three killed in aircraft runway accident near Everest 14 Apr 2019 - 09:56 am

Kathmandu: A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday, killing three people...

Voting begins in Finland's 'anti-austerity election' 14 Apr 2019 - 09:33 am

Helsinki: Finns began voting in a general election Sunday where the centre-right government is expected to be overturned amid widespread opposition to its...

EU countries to take in 64 shipbound migrants 13 Apr 2019 - 08:07 pm

ANKARA: Four EU countries will take in a group of migrants who have now been stranded in the Mediterranean for more than 10...

North Korea's Kim ready for third summit with Trump 13 Apr 2019 - 07:49 pm

ANKARA: If the U.S. offers a plan by the end of 2019 that both countries can accept, North Korea’s leader can again meet...

UK pressured not to overlook Swedish claims to Assange 13 Apr 2019 - 07:38 pm

LONDON: British lawmakers are heaping pressure on the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there...