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Trump should be 'ashamed' of attacks on ex-intel chiefs: former CIA head 12 Nov 2017 - 05:18 pm

Washington: Former CIA chief John Brennan hit back at Donald Trump on Sunday, saying the president should be "ashamed" after he attacked as...

Canada’s Trudeau charms Manila while ordering fried chicken from Jollibee 12 Nov 2017 - 04:29 pm

MANILA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hopped from one table to the next, chatted with people and posed for selfies on Sunday at...

Spain PM Rajoy calls on companies not to leave Catalonia 12 Nov 2017 - 03:48 pm

Barcelona: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday urged businesses not to abandon Catalonia after hundreds of firms moved their legal headquarters away...

Iraq helicopter crash kills three 12 Nov 2017 - 02:08 pm

Kout, Irak: An Iraqi army helicopter crashed Sunday south of Baghdad during a training exercise killing all three crew members due to a...

Donald Trump arrives in Philippines for summit: AFP 12 Nov 2017 - 02:04 pm

Manila: US President Donald Trump arrived in the Philippine capital Sunday for regional summits, the last leg of a marathon Asian tour, according...

Tijuana drawing shoppers who once flocked across US border to San Diego 12 Nov 2017 - 12:30 pm

San Ysidro, United States: Rahil Iqbal sugarcoats nothing: "Business is finished." The 64-year-old of Pakistani origin says sales have plummeted at his California...

India rejects UN official's criticism of sanitation drive 12 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm

MUMBAI, The Indian government has rejected criticism of its ambitious sanitation programme by a United Nations official who said lower-caste communities had their...

Russian base jumper dies in Nepal's Everest region 12 Nov 2017 - 11:47 am

Kathmandu: A Russian extreme sportsman famed for his record-breaking free-falling stunts has died in a base jumping accident in the Himalayas, expedition organisers...

Occupation forces detain 9 Palestinians in West Bank 12 Nov 2017 - 11:27 am

Ramallah: The Israeli occupation forces arrested nine Palestinians in various West Bank cities during raids campaigns on Sunday. The Israeli occupation army claimed...

Trump says China to up sanctions against N. Korea 12 Nov 2017 - 11:10 am

Hanoi: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had agreed to toughen sanctions against North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear...

81 al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia 12 Nov 2017 - 09:57 am

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least 81 al-Shabaab militants were killed in Jilib province in two new security operations, said Information Minister Abdurahman Osman on...

Jordan, Russia, US agree on de-escalation zone in Syria 12 Nov 2017 - 09:53 am

AMMAN, Jordan: Amman, Moscow and Washington have agreed to establish a temporary "de-escalation zone" in southern Syria, according to Jordan’s official Petra news...

Iraqi forces take IS-held sub-district in Anbar 12 Nov 2017 - 09:38 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces on Saturday recaptured a sub-district from the IS terrorist group in the western Anbar province, according to an army officer....

Rajoy in Barcelona for first Catalonia visit since direct rule 12 Nov 2017 - 09:35 am

Barcelona: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will on Sunday visit Catalonia for the first time since Madrid imposed direct rule on the region,...

Trump, Putin agree 'no military solution' in Syria 12 Nov 2017 - 09:26 am

Danang, Vietnam: The United States and Russia issued a presidential joint statement saying there was "no military solution" to the war in Syria...

Philippines' Duterte 'sure' Trump will not bring up human rights 12 Nov 2017 - 09:18 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he was "sure" Donald Trump would not raise human rights concerns when they meet in Manila,...

China's Silk Road revival hits the buffers 12 Nov 2017 - 09:08 am

Singapore: From a stalled Indonesian rail project to an insurgency-threatened economic corridor in Pakistan, China's push to revive Silk Road trade routes is...