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Thai farmers giddy over new medical marijuana law 26 Dec 2018 - 12:26 pm

Bangkok, Thai farmers welcomed a new law allowing cultivation and use of marijuana for medical purposes Wednesday, in an Asian first that promises...

Trump wanted others to pay more at UN; No one picked up the tab 26 Dec 2018 - 12:22 pm

President Donald Trump’s promise to save American taxpayers money by getting other countries to contribute more to international organizations has been put to...

Koreas' bid to reconnect rail, road links clouded by sanctions issue 26 Dec 2018 - 11:21 am

Seoul: The two Koreas on Wednesday launched a project to reconnect rail and road links severed since the 1950-53 Korean War, but actual...

Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles: state media 26 Dec 2018 - 10:50 am

Beirut: Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was...

CBP orders medical checks after second child's death 26 Dec 2018 - 10:45 am

HOUSTON, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered medical checks on every child in its custody Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died,...

Indonesia asks people to avoid coast near erupting volcano 26 Dec 2018 - 10:28 am

Sumur: Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a...

10 dead in bus crash at Iran university 26 Dec 2018 - 10:23 am

Tehran, Ten people have been killed in a bus accident at one of Tehran's largest universities, Iran's conservative news agency Tasnim reported Wednesday....

Japan to resume commercial whaling after IWC withdrawal 26 Dec 2018 - 10:00 am

Tokyo, Japan said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, sparking criticism from activists...

Japan's plan to resume commercial whaling met with criticism 26 Dec 2018 - 09:45 am

Japan announced it would resume commercial whaling in July, drawing criticism from Australia and New Zealand, where anti-whaling sentiment is strong. Japanese Chief...

Gunmen kill ex-Pakistani lawmaker outside home in Karachi 25 Dec 2018 - 09:30 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A senior Pakistani police officer says gunmen opened fire on a former lawmaker outside his home in the southern...

Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429 25 Dec 2018 - 09:04 pm

SUMUR, Indonesia: Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday,...

Bosnian Serb police detain grieving father, activists 25 Dec 2018 - 08:14 pm

SARAJEVO: Police dispersed activists gathered at the central square in the northwestern Bosnian city of Banja Luka on Tuesday following the arrest of...

India's longest road-rail bridge bolsters defence on China border 25 Dec 2018 - 07:51 pm

Bogibeel, India: India on Tuesday opened its longest rail-road bridge in a poor northeastern state as part of efforts to boost defences on...

German police find Islamic State flag after suspected attack on railway 25 Dec 2018 - 07:32 pm

BERLIN: German police said on Tuesday they had found a flag of the Islamic State (IS) militant group near the site of a...

Protest hits Sudan capital as police block march on palace 25 Dec 2018 - 07:30 pm

Khartoum: Hundreds of protesters rallied on Tuesday in Sudan's capital as riot police deployed heavily to prevent a planned march on President Omar...

Confusion, anger grow as Congo faces Sunday's election 25 Dec 2018 - 07:09 pm

KINSHASA, Congo: As Congo hurtles toward Sunday's already troubled election, the opposition on Tuesday urged mobile phone companies to disable SIM cards provided...