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China says in touch with Philippines about naval visit 24 Mar 2017 - 01:32 pm

BEIJING: China said on Friday it was in touch with the Philippines about the possible visit of a Chinese naval ship to the...

Iraq's Sadr threatens boycott if election law unchanged 24 Mar 2017 - 01:20 pm

Baghdad: Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told a demonstration in Baghdad on Friday that he would order a boycott of upcoming Iraqi parliamentary...

UN launches probe of crimes against Rohingya in Myanmar 24 Mar 2017 - 01:11 pm

GENEVA: The top United Nations human rights body agreed on Friday to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings,...

Ousted Egypt president Mubarak freed from detention: lawyer 24 Mar 2017 - 01:11 pm

Cairo: Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital on Friday where he had spent much of his six-year detention, his lawyer...

Mosul’s east begins to bustle but healing a long way off 24 Mar 2017 - 01:02 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Eastern Mosul is coming back to life. In the few weeks since Iraqi forces drove Islamic State from this side of...

India opens regulatory “back door” for projects flouting environment law 24 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

MUMBAI: The Indian government is giving industrial projects a chance to clear regulatory hurdles they had previously failed to do, in a move...

Healthcare scramble writes new chapter in Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ 24 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

WASHINGTON: In the middle of a confused three-day scramble by U.S. Republicans to save their plan to dismantle Obamacare, President Donald Trump telephoned...

France's Hollande says Fillon lacks 'dignity' after smear charge 24 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

Paris: French President Francois Hollande said Friday rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon had exceeded the bounds of "dignity and responsibility" by accusing him...

Philippines leader scolds EU for ‘idiotic’ drug rehab solution 24 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit out at the European Union on Friday for hypocrisy and called the bloc “sons of bitches” after...

Hong Kong prosecutes captain, shipper in Singapore troop carrier case 24 Mar 2017 - 12:41 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities have launched a prosecution against the captain of the ship and shipping agent involved in transporting nine Singaporean...

China air quality got markedly worse in Jan-Feb: ministry 24 Mar 2017 - 12:40 pm

SHANGHAI: China’s air quality was markedly worse in the first two months of the year than the same period of 2016 following a...

Trump Jr. called a 'disgrace' for criticizing London mayor 24 Mar 2017 - 12:27 pm

LONDON: Donald Trump Jr. is facing criticism for a tweet sent in the hours after Wednesday's London attack that included a months-old comment...

London attacker Khalid Masood was a 52-year-old criminal with militant links 24 Mar 2017 - 12:26 pm

BIRMINGHAM, England: Before he killed at least four people in Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by...

Dozens killed, buried in rubble after Mosul air raid: Iraqi officials, residents 24 Mar 2017 - 09:32 am

BAGHDAD: Dozens of residents were buried in collapsed buildings in the Iraqi city of Mosul after an air strike against Islamic State triggered...

“Near-impossible” to stop London-style attack: Israeli security expert 24 Mar 2017 - 09:31 am

JERUSALEM: Attacks like the one in London are almost impossible to stop, the former head of VIP protection at Israel’s Shin Bet security...

Judge orders trial for Argentina ex-president Cristina Kirchner 24 Mar 2017 - 09:04 am

Buenos Aires: A judge on Thursday ordered Argentina's former president Cristina Kirchner to stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement. It is the...