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'I was the only one alive' says India train survivor 21 Nov 2016 - 11:44 am

Pukhrayan, India: The last thing Uttam Kumar remembers is a huge bang as his carriage was violently crushed. When he came to, he...

Egypt tries 292 for plots to assassinate Sisi 21 Nov 2016 - 11:43 am

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities said Sunday Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi had faced two assassination attempts since 2014. In a statement, prosecutor-general Nabil Sadeq said...

Cambodia charges Australian nurse for running surrogacy clinic 21 Nov 2016 - 11:36 am

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court charged an Australian nurse on Monday for allegedly operating an illegal fertility clinic, police said, weeks after the...

Obama returns home from last foreign trip 21 Nov 2016 - 11:27 am

Washington: President Barack Obama returned to the White House early Monday, ending the last foreign tour of his tenure as he prepares to...

Gas explosion kills 4 at coal mine in central China 21 Nov 2016 - 11:23 am

BEIJING: A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has left at least four people dead and one seriously injured. State...

6 killed, 20 injured in multiple attacks across Baghdad 21 Nov 2016 - 11:18 am

BAGHDAD: At least six people, including a soldier were killed and 20 others were injured in a spate of attacks across Baghdad on...

Cluster bomb attack kills 4 in Syria’s Aleppo 21 Nov 2016 - 11:14 am

ALEPPO, Syria: Four people were killed and eight others injured in a cluster bomb attack Sunday in war-battered Aleppo city in northern Syria....

Haiti awaits results of re-run vote, shattered by hurricane 21 Nov 2016 - 11:08 am

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti waited overnight for the results of a re-run presidential election held on Sunday in the impoverished Caribbean country, which has been...

Thailand to begin building late king's funeral pyre next year 21 Nov 2016 - 11:01 am

BANGKOK: Thailand will begin building the funeral pyre for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last month at the age of 88, next...

S. Korea, Japan to sign Intel-Sharing pact 21 Nov 2016 - 10:57 am

Seoul: South Korea and Japan plan to sign a military intelligence-sharing pact this week to better counter mounting threats from North Korea, South...

Clashes as Yemen ceasefire nears end 21 Nov 2016 - 10:51 am

Sanaa: Yemeni government forces and rebels were engaged in fierce fighting as a 48-hour ceasefire declared by the pro-government Arab coalition approached its...

India train disaster toll rises to 142, more dead feared 21 Nov 2016 - 09:53 am

Pukhrayan, India: The death toll from India's rail disaster rose to 142 on Monday after workers toiled through the night removing victims from...

Obama 'not optimistic' on Syria as Aleppo pummelled 21 Nov 2016 - 09:42 am

Damascus: US President Barack Obama said he is "not optimistic" about Syria's future, as the UN warned time is running out to avoid...

Gun shops eye busy Black Friday despite Hillary Clinton loss 21 Nov 2016 - 09:14 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Christmas came early for U.S. gun shop owners - who saw a rush of firearms purchases ahead of the presidential election...

Texas police officer slain during traffic stop; manhunt underway 21 Nov 2016 - 09:11 am

SAN ANTONIO: A manhunt was underway in Texas on Sunday for a gunman who shot and killed a San Antonio police detective sitting...

Trump wraps up weekend cabinet search, no new picks 21 Nov 2016 - 08:57 am

Bedminster, United States: US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday wrapped up a busy weekend of meetings with cabinet hopefuls at his golf club...

India crash raises concerns of underinvestment in railway as toll hits 133 21 Nov 2016 - 08:42 am

PUKHRAYAN, India/NEW DELHI: Indian rescue workers picked their way through the last of the mangled carriages of a derailed train on Monday to...

Police clash with North Dakota pipeline protesters, arrest one 21 Nov 2016 - 08:39 am

Hundreds of protesters opposed to a North Dakota oil pipeline project they say threatens water resources and sacred tribal lands clashed with police...