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Police teargas protesters demanding I.Coast election results 15 Oct 2018 - 02:14 pm

Abidjan: Riot police fired teargas overnight to break up crowds of demonstrators demanding the release of results from a tense weekend election in...

Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte's drug war 15 Oct 2018 - 12:54 pm

Manila: Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely...

North and South Korea agree railway ceremony next month 15 Oct 2018 - 11:29 am

Seoul, The two Koreas will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconnection of their railways and roads as early as next month, they...

Prince Harry, Meghan expecting child in spring 15 Oct 2018 - 11:06 am

LONDON, Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement...

Air hostess falls out of Indian plane, suffers injuries 15 Oct 2018 - 10:53 am

Mumbai, A flight attendant fell out of an Air India plane while trying to close its door on Monday, the airline said, reportedly...

Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement 15 Oct 2018 - 10:07 am

Seoul, The head of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air -- whose family have been embroiled in multiple scandals including one involving macadamia...

Jordan reopens main border post with Syria after 3 years 15 Oct 2018 - 09:54 am

Jaber Border Crossing: Jordan on Monday reopened its main border crossing with war-torn Syria, a key Middle East trade route, after a three...

At least 5 people killed in flashfloods in southern France, waters rising 15 Oct 2018 - 09:51 am

PARIS, At least five people were killed in flash floods in the southwestern Aude area of France after several months worth of rain...

Indigenous Indians fight deforestation threat with gourmet coffee 15 Oct 2018 - 09:34 am

BANGKOK: Once forbidden by colonialists from cultivating coffee, indigenous people in southern India have won a prestigious award for their bean, which they...

Malaysian leader in waiting Anwar in triumphant return to parliament 15 Oct 2018 - 09:05 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's leader in waiting Anwar Ibrahim returned to parliament as a lawmaker Monday, and vowed to give former nemesis Prime Minister...

Cologne police: Hostage incident at train station 15 Oct 2018 - 12:00 am

BERLIN: Cologne police say they have closed parts of the western German city's main train station because of a hostage situation. Police officer...

Egypt says truck traffic resumes with Israel via Sinai 14 Oct 2018 - 09:10 pm

El-ARISH, Egypt: The Egyptian military says commercial truck traffic with Israel has resumed via a border crossing in the Sinai Peninsula that had...

Israel warns Hamas of 'painful' strikes if protests go on 14 Oct 2018 - 09:04 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened "very painful blows" against Gaza's Hamas rulers if they don't halt protests along the...

China's Xinjiang prescribes vocational centres, anti-halal campaign to combat ‘Uighur extremism’ 14 Oct 2018 - 08:53 pm

BEIJING: China's far-western Xinjiang region has inserted into its anti-extremism regulations new clauses that prescribe the use of "vocational training centres" to "educate...

Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees 14 Oct 2018 - 08:36 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last...

Firebrand Myanma monk Wirathu hits back at UN, international community over Rohingya crisis 14 Oct 2018 - 08:27 pm

Yangon: An ultra-nationalist monk -- dubbed the "Buddhist Bin Laden" -- on Sunday condemned the international community for their calls to bring Myanmar's...