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Guatemala 'fire' volcano spews new hot mud flow 04 Jun 2018 - 06:06 pm

EL RODEO: A hot flow of mud, ash and gas swept down from Guatemala's Fuego volcano on Monday, after a new explosion in...

Syria tells Lebanon it wants refugees to return 04 Jun 2018 - 03:57 pm

BEIRUT: Syria has told Lebanon it wants refugees to return to help rebuild the country, its envoy to Lebanon said on Monday, after...

Jordan's PM submits resignation after protests 04 Jun 2018 - 02:27 pm

AMMAN: Jordan's Prime Minister Hani Mulki submitted his resignation to King Abdullah on Monday, an official source said, to soothe widespread anger over...

Arsenal footballer Kanu robbed of $11,000 at Moscow airport 04 Jun 2018 - 01:06 pm

Moscow: Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 (9,300 euros) stolen from his suitcase at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on his way to playing...

Madagascar PM makes way for 'consensus' premier in step to end crisis 04 Jun 2018 - 11:54 am

Antananarivo: Madagascar's prime minister announced his resignation on Monday in the first step towards the naming of a "consensus" premier to resolve a...

Syrian Observatory says blast kills one near U.S. coalition base 04 Jun 2018 - 11:52 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a bomb blast in northern Syria targeted a military vehicle on Monday on the...

Britain to unveil new counter-terrorism strategy 04 Jun 2018 - 11:46 am

London, Britain on Monday was to unveil a new counter-terrorism strategy under which it will boost intelligence cooperation between the domestic MI5 service...

Japan finance minister returns year's salary over scandal 04 Jun 2018 - 11:22 am

Tokyo: Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a...

Suicide bomber targets Afghan clerics gathered calling for peace 04 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am

Kabul: A suicide bomber on Monday killed at least eight people near Muslim clerics leaving a giant tent in the Afghan capital of...

Guatemala volcano eruption kills 25 04 Jun 2018 - 10:28 am

Guatemala City: At least 25 people were killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the capital's main...

Hong Kong former lawmakers sentenced to 1 month in jail 04 Jun 2018 - 08:16 am

HONG KONG, A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced two former lawmakers to four weeks in jail for unlawful assembly inside the legislature...

Police clear out two more migrant camps in Paris 04 Jun 2018 - 08:10 am

PARIS, French police began on Monday to clear out two illegal refugee camp sites in Paris, following a similar operation last week, in...

Iran calls on world to stand up to Trump, save nuclear deal 03 Jun 2018 - 10:49 pm

LONDON: The world should stand up to Washington's bullying behaviour, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in...

More than 50 migrants die in Mediterranean crossings 03 Jun 2018 - 08:49 pm

Tunis: More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while Italy marked...

UK mourns on anniversary of London Bridge attack 03 Jun 2018 - 08:09 pm

London: Britain held a national minute of silence on Sunday after a remembrance ceremony in the heart of its capital, one year on...

Police shoot at 'rampaging' man at Berlin Cathedral 03 Jun 2018 - 07:00 pm

Berlin: Police said they shot Sunday at a man "rampaging" at Berlin Cathedral and armed officers cordoned off the entrances to the landmark...

Trump lawyer Giuliani says president probably can pardon himself 03 Jun 2018 - 05:31 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, under pressure from special counsel Robert Muller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election, probably has the...