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The big slosh: Hurricane Florence begins days of rain, wind on coast 13 Sep 2018 - 10:13 pm

WILMINGTON, N.C.: The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous. Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending...

Cape Town mayor looks to apartheid's legacy to curb climate change 13 Sep 2018 - 10:04 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: The outgoing mayor of Cape Town, known for averting a near catastrophic water shortage, said she hopes to leave office on...

California governor: Trump a fool on climate legacy 13 Sep 2018 - 09:35 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: California Gov. Jerry Brown started his global climate summit Thursday by saying President Donald Trump will likely be remembered as a...

Friends, family remember man killed by Dallas police officer 13 Sep 2018 - 09:35 pm

DALLAS: A 26-year-old man killed in his apartment by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own was...

Americans in hurricane's path plan to party like there's no tomorrow 13 Sep 2018 - 06:08 pm

Wilmington, United States: As Hurricane Florence barrels towards the US East Coast, millions are evacuating, boarding up windows and stockpiling water. But others...

Syria war has killed more than 360,000: monitor 13 Sep 2018 - 05:06 pm

Beirut: More than 360,000 people have been killed across war-ravaged Syria in seven years, a monitoring group said Thursday, in a new toll...

North Carolina feels first bite of mammoth Hurricane Florence 13 Sep 2018 - 03:03 pm

WILMINGTON, N.C.: Coastal North Carolina felt the first bite of Hurricane Florence on Thursday as winds began to rise, a prelude to the...

German teenager arrested in gay club bomb attack plan 13 Sep 2018 - 02:53 pm

BERLIN: A German teenager has been arrested on suspicion he was planning an Islamic extremist bombing attack in the Frankfurt area, prosecutors said...

'No-deal' Brexit? Britain sets out the damage for consumers and business 13 Sep 2018 - 10:57 am

LONDON: Britain will publish advice to businesses and the public on Thursday about how to cope with the disruption that exiting the European...

Germany says it has reached migration deal with Italy 13 Sep 2018 - 10:50 am

BERLIN: Germany's interior minister says Italy has agreed to take back migrants who show up at the German-Austrian border after previously applying for...

Jimmy Carter: To beat Trump, Dems cannot scare off moderates 13 Sep 2018 - 10:20 am

ATLANTA: Former President Jimmy Carter sees little hope for the U.S. to change its human rights and environmental policies as long as Donald...

Evacuations start as Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on Philippines 13 Sep 2018 - 09:53 am

Manila: A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, prompting thousands to evacuate ahead of its heavy rains and fierce winds that...

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters 13 Sep 2018 - 09:14 am

Hanoi: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday robustly defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists who were reporting on the Rohingya crisis,...

US, Cuba to meet on mystery 'health attacks' in Havana 13 Sep 2018 - 08:21 am

WASHINGTON: US and Cuban officials will meet later today in an effort to determine the method and motive behind mystery incidents in Havana...

Gunman kills 5, self in Southern California rampage 13 Sep 2018 - 08:16 am

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.: A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a Kern County sheriff's deputy closed...

Destroyed Gaza airport symbolises grounded peace hopes 13 Sep 2018 - 12:50 am

Rafah, Palestinian Territories: The opening of the Palestinians' first airport, in the presence of US president Bill Clinton, was a symbol of the...

Mallya says met Jaitley before leaving India 13 Sep 2018 - 12:16 am

London/New Delhi: Fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya, wanted in India for his alleged role in a multi-crore bank loan fraud case, yesterday sought...