World

Court denies Manson follower’s petition 23 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

California: The California Supreme Court denied a request on Wednesday to hold a hearing in the parole case of Leslie Van Houten who,...

US formally ends registry programme 23 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security said yesterday it is cancelling an inactive registry programme for visitors from countries where extremist groups...

Cause of Mexico fireworks blasts still unknown 23 Dec 2016 - 01:55 am

Mexico: Forensic investigators scoured the charred remains of a fireworks market outside Mexico City on Wednesday for clues to what caused a series...

Aleppo evacuation is complete, Red Cross says 22 Dec 2016 - 09:37 pm

GENEVA: A week-long operation to evacuate tens of thousands of people from east Aleppo as well as two Shi’ite villages in Syria’s Idlib...

Nepali girl suffocates to death after being banished for menstruating 22 Dec 2016 - 09:30 pm

KATHMANDU: A 15-year-old girl in western Nepal suffocated to death after being forced to stay in a poorly ventilated shed because she was...

Rise of far-right “idiots” may hit aid and refugees, say laureates, leaders 22 Dec 2016 - 09:30 pm

NEW DELHI: The rise of far-right politics across the world may hit already scant foreign aid, increase tensions between communities and countries, and...

Trafficked chicken catchers get 1 mln pound payout in landmark UK case 22 Dec 2016 - 09:11 pm

LONDON: A group of Lithuanian men trafficked to Britain to work on chicken farms will receive more than 1 million pounds ($1.2 million)...

Wives of missing Thai, Lao activists seek action over disappearances 22 Dec 2016 - 08:53 pm

BANGKOK: The wives of three prominent Southeast Asian human rights campaigners who went missing after being detained by the authorities have united to...

Peru’s Kuczynski denies taking bribe from Brazilian firm Odebrecht 22 Dec 2016 - 08:48 pm

LIMA: Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Thursday denied receiving $20 million in bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht SA in exchange for...

Trump calls for expanded U.S. nuclear capability until ‘world comes to its senses’ 22 Dec 2016 - 08:44 pm

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for the expansion of the United States’ nuclear capabilities until the world “comes to its senses,” but gave...

Police in central England find new tools to fight human trafficking 22 Dec 2016 - 08:36 pm

LONDON: In a British suburb in central England, police officers accustomed to burglaries and household disturbances are breaking new ground by finding ways...

Lebanese lawmakers set to scrap law forgiving rapists who marry victim 22 Dec 2016 - 08:10 pm

NEW YORK: Women’s rights campaigners in Lebanon said they were confident that lawmakers were set to abolish a law that absolves convicted rapists...

‘Uberisation’ of India’s domestic work market has benefits and risks 22 Dec 2016 - 08:10 pm

MUMBAI: A booming digital market matching Indian domestic workers with employers may offer benefits for some housemaids but won’t end low wages and...

Pakistan repatriation push, rising hostility alarms Afghan refugees 22 Dec 2016 - 08:02 pm

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Almost 40 years after seeking sanctuary in Pakistan, Nusheen Bibi lives in fear of being expelled from the only country she...

Mideast conference in Paris on January 15 22 Dec 2016 - 07:01 pm

Paris: Around 70 countries will gather in France on January 15 for a conference to throw the international community's weight behind a two-state...

Women fall victim to violence in Mexico’s decade-old war on drugs 22 Dec 2016 - 06:51 pm

MEXICO CITY: Denisse Velasco has been suffering from acute anxiety since spring, when she narrowly escaped being abducted from a busy street in...

Struggling town wins big in Spain's Christmas lottery 22 Dec 2016 - 06:49 pm

Madrid: Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Thursday showered 56 million euros ($58 million) on residents of a struggling town where nearly a third...