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49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings 15 Mar 2019 - 11:21 am

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers in an...

Bangladesh team narrowly avoid mosque shooting, test called off 15 Mar 2019 - 10:04 am

WELLINGTON, The Bangladesh cricket team narrowly avoided being caught up in a shooting at a mosque in Christchurch on Friday that left 40...

Forty dead, 20 seriously wounded in New Zealand mosque shootings 15 Mar 2019 - 09:56 am

WELLINGTON, Forty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, in what...

Forty killed, more than 20 injured in NZ mosque shootings-PM 15 Mar 2019 - 09:34 am

Forty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch on Friday, Prime...

Indian police detain 10 teens for playing 'violent' PUBG 14 Mar 2019 - 06:11 pm

Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat detained 10 teenagers for breaking a newly announced ban on playing videogame "PUBG," the forerunner...

Americans in cool states misjudge threat from rising heat waves 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

NEW YORK: Americans most at risk from more frequent and intense heat waves tend to misjudge the deadly dangers hot spells can pose...

Trespassing fox henpecked to death on a French farm 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

Rennes, France: Chickens in a poultry farm in northeast France are suspected of killing a fox who tried to sneak into their coop....

Generous 'Robin Hood' figure mystifies Spanish village 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

Madrid: Residents of a tiny Spanish village have been left mystified by an anonymous donor who leaves envelopes of cash in postboxes or...

Trump wades into Melania 'body double' conspiracy theory 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

Washington: No, President Donald Trump told conspiracy theorists Wednesday, he does not have a body double of his wife accompanying him on work...

Parking lots offer safe haven for homeless Californians 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

Los Angeles: It's a chilly winter evening in Los Angeles as Cameron Jones maneuvers his white sports car into an open-air parking lot...

Drones to undertake India's 'biggest' land survey exercise 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra state will use drones to undertake the "biggest" land survey exercise in modern India, as the government aims to give...

Protests erupt after sexual assault videos go viral in India 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

CHENNAI, India: A wave of student protests rocked India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual...

UK risks another Grenfell fire with human rights breaches 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

LONDON: Britain must act to protect people in 400 high-rise flats facing the same fire risks as London's Grenfell Tower, where more than...

Rohingya have no future in Bangladesh camps 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

DHAKA: There is no future for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, a leading campaigner said on Wednesday, likening the camps to...

As property prices rise, more Indian women claim inheritance 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

NEW DELHI: Rising property prices in parts of India have helped achieve what women's rights groups have tried and failed to do for...

Pentagon’s Shanahan warns of China’s growing military might 14 Mar 2019 - 05:20 pm

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan emphasized China as a military threat as he went before lawmakers to pitch President Donald Trump’s proposed $750...

Bangladesh court suspends case against outspoken photographer 14 Mar 2019 - 04:44 pm

Dhaka: An investigation into celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam was suspended by a Bangladesh court Thursday, after his arrest last year on controversial charges...

Turkey to inaugurate Europe's biggest hospital 14 Mar 2019 - 03:15 pm

ANKARA: Turkey will inaugurate Europe’s biggest hospital in the capital Ankara on Thursday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the opening ceremony of...