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Muja the alligator still alive and snapping in his 80s at Belgrade Zoo 15 Aug 2018 - 02:13 pm

BELGRADE, American alligator Muja arrived at Belgrade Zoo on the eve of the Second World War and is believed to be the oldest...

Modi pledges Indian manned space mission, healthcare scheme 15 Aug 2018 - 01:35 pm

New Delhi, India will send a manned mission to space by 2022 and introduce health insurance for half a billion of its citizens,...

Kenyan farmers toast growing European demand for avocados 15 Aug 2018 - 01:16 pm

Thika, Kenya, It may be loved and derided as the go-to millennial brunch, but avocado toast is proving a boon for Kenyan farmers...

Israel reopens Gaza crossing as truce talks press on 15 Aug 2018 - 01:04 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Israel reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after closing it to most deliveries on...

Stolen 12th century Indian Buddha statue found in London 15 Aug 2018 - 12:50 pm

London, A 12th century bronze Buddha statue stolen from an Indian museum 57 years ago has surfaced in London and is now being...

Walk in the woods: Japan toddler missing for 3 days found alive 15 Aug 2018 - 12:34 pm

Tokyo, A two-year-old boy who went missing in woods in western Japan has been found unharmed after three days alone, apparently surviving on...

Death toll rises to 35 in Italy bridge collapse 15 Aug 2018 - 11:03 am

Genoa, Italy, A frantic search was underway Wednesday for survivors under the shattered remains of a motorway bridge in Genoa as the death...

Hong Kong independence activist attacks Beijing at press club talk 15 Aug 2018 - 04:37 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan attacked China as an empire trying to "annex" and "destroy" the city in a no-holds...

Three hurt in suspected terror attack outside UK Parliament 15 Aug 2018 - 04:36 am

London: A car swerved into passers-by then slammed into a barrier protecting Britain's Houses of Parliament in a suspected terror attack on Tuesday....

Rahul's remark disrespectful to majority community: BJP 15 Aug 2018 - 03:52 am

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday hit out at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his remark that he does not believe in any...

Ex-White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman says Trump trying to silence her 15 Aug 2018 - 03:52 am

NEW YORK: Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman declared Tuesday that she "will not be silenced" by President Donald Trump, remaining defiant...

Lula's party launches all-out push for his Brazil candidacy 15 Aug 2018 - 03:52 am

His supporters are descending on Brazil’s capital by the busloads, his lawyers wage legal battles, and his party stages hunger strikes, sit-ins, and...

Genoa bridge collapse a disaster 'waiting to happen' 15 Aug 2018 - 03:52 am

Rome: Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge, a 200-metre (650-foot) portion of which collapsed on Tuesday killing dozens of people, has been riddled with structural...

UPDATE: Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26 15 Aug 2018 - 03:52 am

MILAN: A 51-year-old highway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa collapsed in a driving rain Tuesday, killing at least 26 people...

Erdogan: Second border gate to benefit Turkey, Iraq 15 Aug 2018 - 03:01 am

ANKARA: A second border gate between Turkey and Iraq will benefit both countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking at a...

Mali president claims election victory amid fraud accusations 15 Aug 2018 - 03:01 am

BAMAKO: Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won re-election "comfortably" based on his campaign's vote count, his spokesman said on Tuesday, dismissing claims...

Iran rejects UN report on al-Qaida leaders influencing Syria 14 Aug 2018 - 09:23 pm

UNITED NATIONS: Iran is "categorically" rejecting a report by U.N. experts which says al-Qaida's leaders in Iran "have grown more prominent" and have...