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China airlines post mixed results, warn of headwinds 30 Mar 2019 - 03:55 pm

Beijing: Chinese carriers posted mixed results for 2018 but have warned of stronger headwinds in the coming year, which could continue to put...

Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: officials 30 Mar 2019 - 03:47 pm

Kabul: Flash floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 35 people in Afghanistan, washing away houses and cutting off access to...

British PM mulls fourth try on Brexit deal 30 Mar 2019 - 03:33 pm

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday mulled a possible fourth attempt to get her Brexit agreement through parliament, faced with the...

Sala pilot not authorised to fly at night: BBC 30 Mar 2019 - 02:00 pm

London: The pilot of a small plane that plunged into the English Channel with newly-signed Premier League striker Emiliano Sala on board was...

Lights out in Sydney for Earth Hour conservation campaign 30 Mar 2019 - 01:42 pm

Sydney: The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to raise awareness about climate change...

Burundi bans BBC and suspends Voice of America, activists cry foul 30 Mar 2019 - 01:22 pm

Nairobi: Burundi has banned the BBC and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow...

Taliban kill nine police in checkpoint assault 30 Mar 2019 - 11:07 am

Ghazni: Nine Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban fighters stormed their checkpoints and launched a follow-up ambush in the eastern Afghanistan city of...

No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May's deal 30 Mar 2019 - 09:13 am

LONDON: Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain's...

Five killed in factory explosion in eastern China 30 Mar 2019 - 08:07 am

Beijing: Five workers were killed and three injured in a factory explosion caused by a gas leak in eastern China, local authorities said...

Supreme Court upholds lifer for Saravana Bhavan owner 30 Mar 2019 - 01:12 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the life imprisonment of P. Rajagopal, the owner of south Indian hotel chain Saravana Bhavan,...

Israeli troops wound Palestinians, anniversary rally approaches 29 Mar 2019 - 10:56 pm

Gaza: Israeli troops shot and wounded 10 Palestinians on the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medical officials said, as Israeli tanks massed on...

Israel to approve 4,500 new settlement units in West Bank 29 Mar 2019 - 10:56 pm

JERUSALEM: The Israeli government is expected to approve construction of 4,500 new Jewish-only settlement units in the occupied West Bank next week, the...

Modi's BJP backs acquittal of Hindu men in train bombing 29 Mar 2019 - 10:56 pm

New Delhi: India's ruling party Friday backed a court decision to acquit a group of Hindu hardliners accused of killing 68 people in...

Report finds gaps in 2015 probe of mass graves in Malaysia 29 Mar 2019 - 10:56 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A report released Wednesday found gaps in the investigation and possible obstruction of justice in Malaysia's 2015 discovery of mass...

Kenya orders closure of Dadaab refugee camp this year, according to leaked UN document 29 Mar 2019 - 09:44 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya has ordered the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp by the middle of this year with the race now on to...

End bondage, demand millions of Indian brick kiln workers as polls loom 29 Mar 2019 - 09:09 pm

MUMBAI: Most of the 12 million workers in India's brick kilns are victims of debt bondage, labour rights campaigners said on Friday, as...

Laos has 'mortgaged' future at expense of people, UN expert says 29 Mar 2019 - 09:09 pm

BANGKOK: The Laos government has prioritised big infrastructure projects including dams, railways lines and mines that have benefited few people and uprooted the...