World

Paris, Brussels call for car-free day in Europe 15 Sep 2018 - 01:44 pm

Paris: Europe should hold an annual car-free day in a bid to ease air pollution, the mayors of Paris and Brussels said Saturday...

Russia holds naval drills in Sea of Japan 15 Sep 2018 - 01:19 pm

Klerk peninsula, Russia: Russian troops taking part in the country's largest-ever war games on Saturday held drills in the Sea of Japan, despite...

Rwandan opposition leader released from jail 15 Sep 2018 - 12:49 pm

Kigali: Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was unexpectedly freed from jail on Saturday after President Paul Kagame permitted her early release, alongside two...

Three killed as Philippines warns of hazards in powerful typhoon's wake 15 Sep 2018 - 12:02 pm

MANILA, A strong typhoon tore through the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday packing winds of more than 200 kph (124 mph)...

Three shot dead in popular Mexico City tourist plaza 15 Sep 2018 - 11:39 am

Mexico City, Gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians killed three people and wounded seven others in a square in downtown Mexico City popular with...

G20 trade ministers say WTO reform 'urgent' as new Trump tariffs loom 15 Sep 2018 - 11:15 am

MAR DEL PLATA: Trade and investment ministers from G20 countries meeting in Argentina said there was an "urgent need" to improve the World...

Australian state offers $70,000 reward as strawberries sabotaged with needles 15 Sep 2018 - 10:48 am

MELBOURNE: The Australian state of Queensland on Saturday offered a A$100,000 ($71,500) reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for...

Rwanda to immediately free jailed opposition figure 15 Sep 2018 - 09:31 am

KIGALI: Rwanda has decided to immediately free Victoire Ingabire, an opposition leader jailed for 15 years, after President Paul Kagame exercised his power...

Super Typhoon Mangkhut smashes through Philippines 15 Sep 2018 - 09:19 am

Tuguegarao, Philippines: Super Typhoon Mangkhut -- the biggest storm of the year -- smashed through the Philippines on Saturday, and claimed its first...

Florence turns deadly, unleashing torrential floods on Carolinas 15 Sep 2018 - 08:41 am

Wilmington, United States: A woman and her baby were killed when a tree fell on their house and several more storm-related deaths were...

Afghan military helicopter crashes, kills all five aboard 15 Sep 2018 - 08:39 am

KABUL: A helicopter carrying security forces crashed in western Afghanistan, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, officials said on Saturday,...

Israeli troops kill boy, two men in Gaza protests 15 Sep 2018 - 02:37 am

Gaza: Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians, one of them an 11-year-old boy, and wounded at least 248 others taking part on Friday in...

Uncertainties mount as Iraq's PM says he won't seek 2nd term 15 Sep 2018 - 02:11 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said he will not "cling to power," after the country's highest Shiite religious authority called for the...

Tree falling kills mom, baby; At least 2 others killed elsewhere in Hurricane Florence 15 Sep 2018 - 12:34 am

WILMINGTON: Blowing ashore with howling 90 mph winds, Hurricane Florence splintered buildings, trapped hundreds of people and swamped entire communities along the Carolina...

Obama laments ‘broken’ politics in stumping for Ohio Democrats 15 Sep 2018 - 12:34 am

Former President Barack Obama called for Democrats and others concerned about the direction of the U.S. to vote in November and fix "politics...

Palestine president blasts Trump aide’s funding remarks 15 Sep 2018 - 12:34 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: The Palestinian presidency has slammed recent remarks by Jared Kushner, a top aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, regarding recent funding...

Turkey: Solution to Idlib must be political, not military 15 Sep 2018 - 12:34 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish presidential spokesperson on Friday said it is everyone’s common belief that there must be a political and not military solution in...