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Two dead, two wounded in shooting incident on Myanmar-Bangladesh border 23 Oct 2017 - 06:57 pm

YANGON: Two hunters from a remote village in the north of Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state were killed and two others were injured by...

African leaders join forces in pledge to stamp out child marriage 23 Oct 2017 - 06:52 pm

DAKAR: African political leaders, activists, and local chiefs joined forces on Monday to commit to ending child marriage in West and Central Africa,...

Spanish tourist shot, killed by police in Rio de Janeiro slum 23 Oct 2017 - 06:47 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Police shot and killed a Spanish tourist in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Monday after the car she was...

Macron faces rights test as Egypt's Sisi visits Paris 23 Oct 2017 - 06:42 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Paris on Tuesday under pressure from human rights groups to end...

Syria's Assad meets once dissident footballers in Damascus 23 Oct 2017 - 06:09 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met two former dissident footballers who returned to the national team for its World Cup qualifying campaign after...

Trump 'made me cry': widow of fallen US soldier 23 Oct 2017 - 05:55 pm

Washington: The pregnant widow of an American soldier killed in an ambush in Niger said Monday that Donald Trump had struggled to remember...

Austrian conservative Kurz says needs more time on coalition talks 23 Oct 2017 - 05:37 pm

VIENNA: Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz said on Monday he has yet to decide which party he plans to start coalition talks with,...

Train crushes four women crossing tracks in east India 23 Oct 2017 - 04:51 pm

New Delhi: Four women were killed and five others injured Monday after being struck by a train while crossing railway tracks in eastern...

IS 'executed' 116 in Syria town revenge campaign 23 Oct 2017 - 04:34 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State group executed dozens of civilians this month in the Syrian desert, a monitor said Monday, in a gruesome massacre...

10 climbers dead after avalanche in Mongolia 23 Oct 2017 - 04:13 pm

Ulaanbaatar: Ten climbers who ignored a ban on ascending Mongolia's Mount Otgontenger have been killed by an avalanche while seven others are still...

Iraq’s Kurdistan region delays elections 23 Oct 2017 - 04:12 pm

BAGHDAD: Elections for Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s presidency and parliament set for Nov. 1 will be delayed because political parties failed to present candidates,...

Burundi rebel leaders 'extradited from Tanzania' 23 Oct 2017 - 04:07 pm

Nairobi: Senior leaders of the Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB) rebel group were arrested in eastern Tanzania on Saturday and extradited to Burundi...

Catalan separatists set key parliament session for Thursday 23 Oct 2017 - 02:14 pm

Barcelona: Catalonia's parliament will hold a plenary session on Thursday to decide its response to the central government's move to dismiss the region's...

Kurds issue arrest warrants for 11 Iraqis as tensions brew 23 Oct 2017 - 01:47 pm

Arbil, Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Monday they had issued arrest warrants for 11 Iraqis including leaders in a powerful paramilitary group, in...

Twelve big cities to buy zero emissions buses, extend green areas 23 Oct 2017 - 01:29 pm

OSLO: Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and...

Cyprus struggles to manage waste as tourist numbers soar 23 Oct 2017 - 01:14 pm

Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Oct 23, 2017 (AFP) - Tourists on a crowded, sun-drenched beach in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa tossed drinks...

New London pollution tax comes into force 23 Oct 2017 - 12:04 pm

London: Drivers of the most polluting vehicles will face an extra daily charge for driving into central London on weekdays from Monday in...

Beijing garment industry resists Congress lockdown 23 Oct 2017 - 11:58 am

Beijing: As China's Communist Party congress got under way, nervous garment factory owners were on high alert, running lookouts to evade inspectors as...