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Trump meets N.Korea's Kim in Vietnam for second nuclear summit 27 Feb 2019 - 02:57 pm

HANOI: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump met in Hanoi on Wednesday for their second summit, with the U.S. president...

Fiery crash 'kills 20' at Cairo train station 27 Feb 2019 - 02:54 pm

Cairo: A fiery train crash killed at least 20 people at Cairo's main station on Wednesday, security and medical sources said, in the...

Helicopter crashes in Nepal, killing tourism chief, 6 others 27 Feb 2019 - 02:51 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A helicopter flying in bad weather crashed into a mountain in Nepal on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, including...

India says one pilot missing, Pakistan fighter jet shot down 27 Feb 2019 - 01:47 pm

New Delhi: Indian forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet but one of its own warplanes was also shot down in air battles...

Helicopter carrying Nepal's tourism minister crashes 27 Feb 2019 - 12:37 pm

Kathmandu: A helicopter carrying Nepal's tourism minister has crashed in Nepal's hilly east, officials said Wednesday, with no word yet on the fate...

Pakistan closes airspace as India tensions rise: aviation authority 27 Feb 2019 - 12:12 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan closed its airspace Wednesday, the civil aviation authority and the military said, as fears spiked of an all-out conflict with nuclear-armed...

Indian airlines halt service to north Indian cities amid tensions 27 Feb 2019 - 11:38 am

New Delhi: Indian airlines cancelled service to least six cities in northern India on Wednesday and several airports were closed as tensions with...

Fire at Cairo's main train station causes deaths, injuries -source, media 27 Feb 2019 - 11:30 am

CAIRO: A fire at the main train station in Egypt's capital Cairo has caused deaths and injuries, a security source and local media...

Pakistan says shoots down two Indian aircraft 27 Feb 2019 - 10:22 am

Islamabad: Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir on Wednesday, a military spokesman said, adding that one...

Iran's president rejects resignation of his foreign minister 27 Feb 2019 - 10:18 am

Tehran: Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says President Hassan Rouhani has rejected the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The report on...

Dozens buried in Indonesia gold mine collapse 27 Feb 2019 - 09:47 am

North Sulawesi: Indonesian rescuers scrambled Wednesday to find dozens buried in the collapse of an illegal gold mine that killed at least two...

Trump, Kim to hold second nuclear summit with world watching 27 Feb 2019 - 07:47 am

Hanoi: President Donald Trump hoped for "great things" from his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un as he paid a courtesy...

Algeria students demonstrate against 5th term for Bouteflika 26 Feb 2019 - 09:13 pm

Algiers: Thousands of students on Tuesday joined a growing protest movement in Algeria against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term,...

US woman, daughter accused of murdering five relatives 26 Feb 2019 - 09:07 pm

New York: A woman and her daughter have been charged in Pennsylvavia with murdering five members of their family, including three children, in...

Canada's third party leader wins a seat in parliament 26 Feb 2019 - 08:24 pm

Ottawa: The leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, expected to pull votes from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals in October elections, has won...

Trump, Kim facing big issues after big welcome in Hanoi 26 Feb 2019 - 08:18 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: After long journeys to Vietnam, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are in place for their...

Bosnia police detain 3 people smugglers, find 19 migrants 26 Feb 2019 - 07:14 pm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnian police say they have detained three people at two separate locations on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 19 migrants through...