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Nigeria's Buhari launches re-election bid with corruption still in focus 18 Nov 2018 - 10:33 pm

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched his manifesto on Sunday, hoping his anti-corruption agenda can win him a second term at a Feb....

Sri Lankan leaders' crucial talks fail to solve crisis 18 Nov 2018 - 09:46 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A crucial meeting among Sri Lanka's political party leaders on Sunday failed to reach a breakthrough to resolve the political...

Official: Car bomb in Iraq's Tikrit kills 5 18 Nov 2018 - 08:05 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials said five people were killed in a car bomb blast in the city of Tikrit on Sunday, the latest security...

Four arrested in Iran sugar protests 18 Nov 2018 - 06:45 pm

Tehran: Four people were arrested in southwestern Iran on Sunday as locals joined striking sugar workers in mounting protests over unpaid wages and...

Chilean police resign over shooting of indigenous youth 18 Nov 2018 - 06:45 pm

SANTIAGO: Two senior police officials have resigned in Chile after the discovery that officers destroyed video showing the shooting of a young indigenous...

Alyque Padamsee was a creator of superbrands and superconsumers and a theatre personality 18 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

Mumbai: Alyque J. Padamsee, lent glamour to common products and brought luxury products within the reach of the common masses with his catchy...

Feminist activists interrupt Franco memorial event in Madrid 18 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have intervened to keep trouble from erupting at a rally marking the anniversary of military dictator Francisco Franco's death after...

Pope denounces 'din of rich few' on World Day of Poor 18 Nov 2018 - 05:50 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis railed against social inequality Sunday, lamenting "the din of the rich few" drowning out the voice of the needy,...

Egypt and Ethiopia to discuss Nile dam dispute: PM 18 Nov 2018 - 05:50 pm

CAIRO: Egypt said on Sunday it would hold talks with Ethiopia in the next two weeks to iron out differences over an Ethiopian...

Afghanistan to form Advisory Board for Peace 18 Nov 2018 - 05:50 pm

KABUL: Following a string of meetings with leading political figures, Afghanistan’s president announced on Sunday the formation of an Advisory Board for Peace...

US politician stands to win election by one vote 18 Nov 2018 - 05:11 pm

Chicago: It was an oft-repeated mantra of the hotly-contested US midterm elections: "Every vote counts." That turned out to be true for a...

More than 400 hurt in French fuel price protests: minister 18 Nov 2018 - 04:01 pm

Paris: More than 400 people were hurt, 14 seriously, in a day and night of "yellow vest" protests over rising fuel price hikes...

'Picasso' stolen in Rotterdam possibly found in Romania 18 Nov 2018 - 03:41 pm

Bucharest: One of seven paintings stolen six years ago from a museum in The Netherlands as part of a spectacular art heist may...

In Jordan's ancient Petra, sirens warn of flash floods 18 Nov 2018 - 03:29 pm

PETRA, Jordan: In ancient times, Arab tribesmen dug diversion tunnels to protect their low-lying trading post of Petra against desert flash floods. More...

Cambodian official says Khmer Rouge tribunal's work is done 18 Nov 2018 - 03:09 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A top Cambodian government official has reiterated his government's intention to end the work of the U.N.-backed tribunal that last...