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Syria's al-Qaida leader vows to fight on in rebel province 22 Aug 2018 - 03:24 pm

BEIRUT: The leader of Syria's al-Qaida affiliate has vowed to fight on in Idlib province, the country's last major rebel stronghold, in the...

Man arrested over Facebook post depicting Nepal PM as monkey 22 Aug 2018 - 02:04 pm

Kathmandu: A man in Nepal was arrested for sharing a doctored image on Facebook showing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's head superimposed on...

Fire in 17-story building in India's Mumbai kills 4 22 Aug 2018 - 01:53 pm

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out Wednesday on the 12th floor of a residential building in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, killing...

Rohingya mark Eid, one year after Myanmar crisis began 22 Aug 2018 - 12:43 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims marked Eid al-Adha on Wednesday in the world's largest refugee camp, almost a year to...

China culls thousands of pigs as African swine fever spreads 22 Aug 2018 - 12:28 pm

Beijing, More than 14,500 pigs have been culled in an eastern Chinese city, officials said Wednesday, as the world's largest pork producer scrambles...

Snappy salute: Philippines hails Diaz for Asian Games lift 22 Aug 2018 - 12:17 pm

Manila, The Philippines saluted Asian Games gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz on Wednesday as the soldier-weightlifter gave the basketball-mad nation a lift after a...

Emotional farewells as North and South Koreans part for last time 22 Aug 2018 - 12:03 pm

Seoul, Clinging to each other for every last second, elderly North and South Korean family members allowed to meet for the first time...

Iran says Israel, US will be targeted if Washington attacks 22 Aug 2018 - 11:49 am

LONDON, A senior Iranian cleric warned Washington on Wednesday that if it attacked Iran, the United States and allied Israel would be targeted,...

Fire in India's financial hub of Mumbai kills 4, injures 16 22 Aug 2018 - 11:42 am

NEW DELHI, A fire in India's financial hub of Mumbai killed four people and injured 16 on Wednesday, authorities said, as the blaze...

Two Trump lieutenants found guilty, president implicated 22 Aug 2018 - 11:18 am

New York, Donald Trump stood accused of conspiring to commit campaign finance fraud and two of his closest aides faced jail time Tuesday,...

Venezuelan streets quieter than usual after opposition strike call 21 Aug 2018 - 09:15 pm

CARACAS/VALENCIA, Venezuela: Venezuela's streets were quieter than normal on Tuesday, but some businesses remained open despite an opposition call for a national strike...

Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet 21 Aug 2018 - 07:19 pm

Tehran: Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet on Tuesday, with President Hassan Rouhani insisting that Tehran's military strength was only designed to...

Pakistan's new PM proposes dialogue with India 21 Aug 2018 - 06:53 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's newly-elected prime minister on Tuesday offered to start a dialogue with India to resolve long-running disputes between the two nuclear-armed rivals,...

Tsipras marks end to "modern-day Odyssey" after Greece leaves bailout 21 Aug 2018 - 01:01 pm

ATHENS: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras headed to the Greek island of Ithaca on Tuesday in a gesture laden with classical symbolism as the...

Thousands of relief camps sheltering 1.2 million people in flood-hit Kerala; massive cleanup begins 20 Aug 2018 - 09:01 pm

KOCHI/NEW DELHI, India: The death toll in India's southern state of Kerala rose on Monday to nearly 400 after its worst flood in...

New Pakistan PM Khan calls for austerity; wants bullet-proof cars sold 20 Aug 2018 - 06:16 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Sunday for the rich to start paying taxes and said the country will begin...

Pakistan's 21-member Cabinet is sworn in; PM promises change 20 Aug 2018 - 06:00 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's 21-member Cabinet was sworn in Monday, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged to cut government spending, end corruption and...