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New Zealand bans 'military-style' guns after mosque attacks 21 Mar 2019 - 05:42 pm

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: The government of New Zealand announced a ban on "military-style" semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines Thursday, just a week after...

Ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq's Mosul, killing 45 21 Mar 2019 - 05:33 pm

BAGHDAD: A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year sank in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on...

Trump says public should see 'ridiculous' Mueller report 21 Mar 2019 - 05:17 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the public, even as he disparaged its...

At least 40 killed as overloaded ferry sinks in Iraq's Tigris river 21 Mar 2019 - 04:43 pm

MOSUL: At least 40 people died when an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river near Mosul in Iraq, police and medical sources...

Hezbollah putting Lebanon at risk: Pompeo 21 Mar 2019 - 04:29 pm

JERUSALEM: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday described the heavily armed Hezbollah group as a risk to their fellow Lebanese and...

Six dead, dozens injured as blast rocks China chemical plant 21 Mar 2019 - 04:19 pm

Beijing: A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens as it...

Ukraine seizes $51 million worth of cocaine in cargo ship 21 Mar 2019 - 04:15 pm

Kiev: Ukraine's SBU security service on Thursday seized around $51 million worth of cocaine in a South American cargo ship that docked in...

Ethiopians cheer as London museum returns plundered royal hair 21 Mar 2019 - 03:49 pm

LONDON: A London museum has handed back locks of hair cut from the corpse of an Ethiopian emperor during a British invasion 150...

Finland to investigate suspected Nokia Chinese data breach 21 Mar 2019 - 03:40 pm

Helsinki: Finnish authorities will launch an investigation into claims that Nokia phones have been transmitting users' personal data to China, the country's data...

Six killed in blasts as Kabul marks Persian New Year 21 Mar 2019 - 03:37 pm

Kabul: At least six people were killed by blasts in Kabul Thursday during Persian New Year celebrations in a Shiite area of the...

Venezuela police detain Guaido’s chief of staff after home raid 21 Mar 2019 - 03:30 pm

Venezuelan intelligence police arrested opposition leader Juan Guaido’s chief of staff, the latest move in President Nicolas Maduro’s effort to retain control of...

Six dead, dozens injured as blast rocks China chemical plant 21 Mar 2019 - 02:47 pm

Beijing: A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens as it...

Trump says public should see 'ridiculous' Mueller report 21 Mar 2019 - 02:41 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the public, even as he disparaged its...

Ethiopian crash captain untrained on 737 MAX simulator - source 21 Mar 2019 - 02:11 pm

ADDIS ABABA: The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight did not practise on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8...

Pilots searched for right checklist before Lion Air crash - investigators 21 Mar 2019 - 02:05 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators said on Thursday the cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Lion Air Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jet showed pilots...

New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacre 21 Mar 2019 - 01:13 pm

Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand imposed a ban on assault weapons Thursday, moving swiftly following the Christchurch massacre and triggering renewed calls from...