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More than 11 million face eviction, displacement as India booms 09 Apr 2019 - 09:35 pm

BANGKOK: At least 11 million people in India risk being uprooted from their homes and land as authorities build highways and airports and...

From backstop to Brino, the language of Brexit explained 09 Apr 2019 - 03:30 pm

London: From backstop to Brexiteer, Britain's decision to leave the European Union has spawned a baffling array of new terms. The Associated Press...

Veteran Kerala politician K.M. Mani dead 09 Apr 2019 - 02:54 pm

Kochi: Veteran politician and Kerala Congress-Mani Chairman K.M. Mani, who never lost an Assembly election since 1967, passed away at a private hospital...

Erdogan's party wants rerun of Istanbul election: official 09 Apr 2019 - 02:39 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party said Tuesday it wants the Istanbul mayoral election to be repeated after the Supreme Electoral...

Any Brexit delay depends on May request: EU's Barnier 09 Apr 2019 - 01:26 pm

Luxembourg: The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said Tuesday that the length of any delay to the divorce that the bloc may grant Britain...

SC dismisses plea seeking stay on Modi biopic 09 Apr 2019 - 01:01 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea seeking stay on release of "PM Narendra Modi", a biopic on the Prime...

Feud between wife, ex-wife sparks slander case in Dubai 09 Apr 2019 - 10:50 am

Dubai: A British woman has been prevented from leaving Dubai, police in the Emirate said Monday, after her ex-husband's new wife pressed defamation...

Trump threatens new EU tariffs on helicopters, motorcycles, and cheese 09 Apr 2019 - 10:41 am

President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing tariffs on some $11 billion in imports from the European Union in response to harm the US ...

Rouhani says US blacklisting of Iran Guards a "mistake" 09 Apr 2019 - 09:54 am

DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday defended the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as protectors of Iran a day after the United...

China meddling claims hit Australian govt before vote 09 Apr 2019 - 09:00 am

Sydney: Australia's hardline immigration minister was swept up in the deepening saga over Chinese meddling in domestic politics Tuesday, delivering another blow to...

Meghan's baby to test royal appetite for reform 09 Apr 2019 - 08:36 am

London: Hailed as a breath of fresh air in a stuffy institution, Prince Harry's wife Meghan is set to test the limits of...

Israel votes with Netanyahu's future at stake 09 Apr 2019 - 08:09 am

Jerusalem: Israelis began voting Tuesday in a high-stakes election that will decide whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long right-wing tenure despite...

'No commercial reason' for Iran's Mahan Air flights to Venezuela: White House official 08 Apr 2019 - 11:35 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States views private Iranian airline Mahan Air's launch of a direct flight from Tehran to Caracas as a "politically motivated...

Chinese woman arrested at Trump's Florida resort to remain in custody 08 Apr 2019 - 11:35 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into President Donald Trump's Florida resort will remain in custody at...

Ecuador removes official over close Assange relationship 08 Apr 2019 - 11:35 pm

QUITO, Ecuador: The government of Ecuador has removed an official from its embassy in London who is accused of having a close rapport...

Air strike halts Libya flights as thousands flee clashes 08 Apr 2019 - 11:35 pm

Tripoli: Fighting raged around Tripoli and an air strike closed its only functioning airport Monday, as Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar defied international calls...

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails start hunger strike 08 Apr 2019 - 11:35 pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian officials say leaders of prisoners in Israeli jails have launched a hunger strike, demanding better conditions. Qadora Faris, head...