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Georgia's first female president sworn in 16 Dec 2018 - 04:14 pm

Telavi, Georgia: Georgia on Sunday swore in its first female president, Salome Zurabishvili as opposition parties continue to denounce her election as fraudulent...

2 killed in attack in Rwanda, near border with Burundi 16 Dec 2018 - 03:45 pm

KIGALI, Rwanda: At least two Rwandan civilians were killed and eight injured when attackers set fire to three passenger vehicles in the southern...

4 die in crash of Portuguese medical emergency helicopter 16 Dec 2018 - 03:25 pm

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese authorities say four people have died when a helicopter in the country's medical emergency service crashed. Portugal's National Institute of...

Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque 16 Dec 2018 - 03:19 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqis on Sunday laid the cornerstone in rebuilding Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque and leaning minaret, national emblems destroyed last year in the...

Bomb kills 8 in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed forces 16 Dec 2018 - 02:42 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian activists say a bomb blast in a northern town held by Turkish-backed opposition forces has killed at least eight people. The...

Bus crash in snowy Serbia kills 3, injures 32 16 Dec 2018 - 02:05 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Bus crash in snowy Serbia kills 3, injures 32A bus skidded off the road and overturned amid wintry weather in southern...

Macron's popularity slides despite yellow vest concessions 16 Dec 2018 - 01:53 pm

Emmanuel Macron’s popularity continued to slide in December despite concessions announced by the French president in response to weeks of protests by the...

Maldives seize $6.5 million from former president 16 Dec 2018 - 01:47 pm

Colombo: Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is under investigation for corruption, police said Sunday, after a court ordered accounts holding $6.5 million to...

Sri Lankan president reinstates the prime minister he sacked 16 Dec 2018 - 01:33 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's president reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister on Sunday, nearly two months after firing him and setting off...

Bahrain foreign minister defends Australia's decision on Jerusalem 16 Dec 2018 - 12:40 pm

DUBAI: The foreign minister of U.S. ally Bahrain has defended Australia's formal recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying the move would...

Uganda's popstar MP 'hiding' from police after raid: lawyer 16 Dec 2018 - 12:11 pm

Kampala: Ugandan popstar turned opposition lawmaker Bobi Wine is in hiding after police raided a hotel he was staying in ahead of a...

Pakistan summons Iran envoy over militant attack near border 16 Dec 2018 - 11:05 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a protest with Iran over the killing of six paramilitary troops who were ambushed by militants while patrolling the...

'No crazy stuff in it': Mexico budget keeps expectations in check 16 Dec 2018 - 10:04 am

MEXICO CITY, Mexico's new leftist government presented a first budget aimed at calming nervous markets while honoring pledges to increase welfare spending, saying...

Sri Lanka reinstates ousted prime minister: official 16 Dec 2018 - 09:48 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated Sunday, his party said, ending a 51-day crisis that had paralysed the island...

Tear gas on the Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters 15 Dec 2018 - 09:56 pm

PARIS: Tear gas billowed Saturday across the protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations in Paris and a water cannon shot...