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FARC peace deal at risk as right closes in on Colombia presidency 17 Jun 2018 - 04:39 pm

Bogota, Voters in Colombia went to the polls Sunday to choose a new president in an election that has turned into a referendum...

Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31 17 Jun 2018 - 03:41 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria,...

1 dead, several injured in shooting at New Jersey festival 17 Jun 2018 - 02:49 pm

TRENTON, N.J: Shooting broke out at an all-night cultural festival in Trenton, New Jersey, early Sunday, sending people fleeing and leaving at least...

Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row 17 Jun 2018 - 11:47 am

Psarades, Greece: Greece and Macedonia on Sunday signed a historic preliminary agreement to rename the country the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a...

Cabbie drove 20 hours before ploughing into Moscow pavement 17 Jun 2018 - 11:31 am

Moscow: A taxi driver who ploughed into a Moscow pavement on the third day of the World Cup, injuring at least seven people,...

Afghan Taliban tells fighters to stay at posts after attack on ceasefire revellers 17 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am

Kabul: The Taliban on Sunday ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings of security forces and civilians, a day after a suicide...

When it comes to North Korea, no one puts Beijing in a corner 17 Jun 2018 - 10:12 am

Beijing: China may not have been at the table for Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's historic summit, but it still scored a...

1st boat of Aquarius convoy with 630 migrants docks in Spain 17 Jun 2018 - 08:44 am

VALENCIA, Spain: The first Italian government ship accompanying the migrant aid vessel Aquarius with 630 people aboard on Sunday docked at the Spanish...

Moscow police say eight hurt after Taxi drives into crowd 16 Jun 2018 - 08:06 pm

MOSCOW: A Taxi drove into a crowd of people in central Moscow on Saturday, injuring eight people including some Mexicans who are in...

Tear gas explosion at Caracas club kills 17 people: Minister 16 Jun 2018 - 06:32 pm

Caracas: At least seventeen people died at a Caracas club early on Saturday morning when a person activated a tear gas grenade inside,...

Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan 16 Jun 2018 - 05:45 pm

KABUL: A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of...

Disputed policies on migrants are the top threat to EU unity 16 Jun 2018 - 12:22 pm

BRUSSELS: Forget Brexit or a looming trans-Atlantic trade war. The diplomatic spat this week between Italy, Malta and France over who should take...

After tests, WHO rules out return of polio to Venezuela 16 Jun 2018 - 12:05 pm

Geneva: Tests carried out by the World Health Organization following a suspected case of polio in Venezuela have ruled out any return of...

Nicaragua agrees during crisis talks to allow probe of deadly unrest 16 Jun 2018 - 10:09 am

Managua: In a surprise announcement, Nicaragua's influential Catholic bishops late Friday said rival government and civil delegates had agreed to create a "verification"...

Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency over riots 16 Jun 2018 - 09:47 am

SYDNEY: Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency, suspended a provincial government and is sending armed forces to its rugged highlands...

Major fire ravages celebrated Glasgow School of Art for second time 16 Jun 2018 - 09:32 am

Glasgow, Scotland: A major fire has torn through one of Scotland's architectural gems, the Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art, for...

US judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail pre-trial 15 Jun 2018 - 11:04 pm

WASHINGTON: A judge on Friday sent longtime Republican political operator and businessman Paul Manafort to jail pending trial after a charge of witness...