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US approach to tariffs wrong, absurd if Britain affected - UK minister 09 Mar 2018 - 10:42 am

LONDON, The United States is taking the wrong approach by seeking tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and it would be "absurd" for...

Sick Venezuelans flee to Colombia in mounting refugee crisis 08 Mar 2018 - 06:52 pm

CUCUTA, Colombia: In a cramped hospital near Colombia's border with Venezuela, migrants fill stretchers bearing the wounds of the deteriorating nation they left...

Brazilian shelters overwhelmed by influx of desperate Venezuelans 08 Mar 2018 - 06:43 pm

Boa Vista, Brazil: As soon as the traffic lights turn red, a swarm of young Venezuelans with sponges and plastic bottles of detergent...

Iran's Khamenei says won't negotiate with West over regional presence 08 Mar 2018 - 06:30 pm

LONDON: Iran will not negotiate with the West over its presence in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday,...

Macron meets French Jewish group amid anti-Semitism concerns 08 Mar 2018 - 06:19 pm

PARIS: A heated debate that has split French intellectual circles over whether to publish anti-Semitic pamphlets of a renowned writer will reach French...

Netanyahu warns Israel may face early elections 08 Mar 2018 - 05:59 pm

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Israel may face early elections due to a coalition crisis. Speaking at the Economic Club...

Violence against women on rise in Indonesia: Report 08 Mar 2018 - 04:52 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: The national commission on violence against women in Indonesia has recorded an increase in gender-based violence, with 348,446 reported cases in...

Lebanon's first woman pilot flies through glass ceiling 08 Mar 2018 - 04:21 pm

BEIRUT: Rola Hiteit, 44, has succeeded in breaking the longstanding male monopoly on piloting planes in her native Lebanon. For the last seven...

Russia eyes Zimbabwe's diamonds and platinum 08 Mar 2018 - 03:20 pm

Harare: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday met with Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa and discussed possible military co-operation as well as...

Indian acid attack survivors sparkle at fashion show to spotlight equality 08 Mar 2018 - 02:32 pm

MUMBAI: Sparkling in shades of green, pink and peach, Indian women survivors of acid attacks walked the ramp at a fashion show to...

Mosque, shops attacked in anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka 08 Mar 2018 - 02:02 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan police said petrol bombs were hurled at a mosque on Thursday as hundreds of troops patrolled a troubled central district...

Snow storm pounds U.S. Northeast, closing schools, snarling commutes 08 Mar 2018 - 01:33 pm

NEW YORK: The second winter storm in a week will continue to dump wet, heavy snow on New England on Thursday, forcing schools...

UK police officer harmed by nerve agent now talking - minister 08 Mar 2018 - 11:58 am

London: A British police officer who was harmed by a nerve agent used in an attack on a Russian ex-spy is now able...

Dozens treated for breathing problems after raids on Syria's Ghouta 08 Mar 2018 - 11:51 am

Hammuriyeh, Syria: Dozens of people were treated for breathing difficulties after air strikes slammed into Syria's Eastern Ghouta late Wednesday, a monitor said,...

Planned aid convoy to Syria's Ghouta postponed: Red Cross 08 Mar 2018 - 10:27 am

Damascus: An aid convoy planned to bring assistance Thursday to besieged civilians in Syria's battered Eastern Ghouta will not go through, the International...

Kabul hotel reopens after deadly attack but guests stay away 08 Mar 2018 - 10:09 am

Kabul: The piano notes of Richard Clayderman's "Romeo and Juliet" accompanied Taliban gunmen as they rode gold mirrored elevators to the upper floors...