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UN General Assembly elects Guterres as secretary-general 13 Oct 2016 - 09:16 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. General Assembly elected Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the next secretary-general of the United Nations, a post he pledged...

Dubai's Burj Khalifa lit up in pink for breast cancer 13 Oct 2016 - 09:10 pm

Dubai: The facade of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, was lit up in pink Thursday...

Efforts to beat tuberculosis fall far short, WHO warns 13 Oct 2016 - 09:03 pm

LONDON: Health authorities worldwide need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat a “deadly epidemic” of tuberculosis if they are to...

Portuguese nurses strike over pay, working hours 13 Oct 2016 - 08:54 pm

Lisbon: Nurses in Portugal began Thursday a 48-hour strike over pay, working hours and what they say is an acute shortage of staff...

Sanders among 5 senators asking Obama to order Dakota pipeline review 13 Oct 2016 - 08:47 pm

WASHINGTON: Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and four other U.S. senators on Thursday called on President Barack Obama to order a comprehensive...

Newsmaker: Daunting task faces Thailand’s heir to throne 13 Oct 2016 - 07:32 pm

BANGKOK: Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn faces a daunting task as heir to the throne after his father gained semi-divine status in a...

Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls: Nigerian government 13 Oct 2016 - 07:23 pm

ABUJA: Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town...

Oman's Sultan Qaboos 'in good health': minister 13 Oct 2016 - 07:13 pm

Muscat: Sultan Qaboos of Oman is in "good health", the country's foreign minister said Thursday, as rumours circulated that the 75-year-old monarch had...

Next UN chief Guterres says time to overcome divisions over Syria 13 Oct 2016 - 07:07 pm

United Nations, United States: Newly-appointed UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday said it was time to overcome divisions over ending the war in...

Dutch tourists warned to abide by rules after Thai king's death 13 Oct 2016 - 07:01 pm

The Hague: Dutch tourists to Thailand were warned Thursday to avoid any "declarations or discussions critical of the royal family" in updated travel...

Bermuda braces for hit from 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Nicole 13 Oct 2016 - 04:43 pm

Miami: Hurricane Nicole closed in on Bermuda as an "extremely dangerous" storm, US weather forecasters said Thursday, just hours before it was due...

Trump adviser accuses U.S. of disregarding Russia's interests 13 Oct 2016 - 04:25 pm

MOSCOW: A foreign policy adviser to U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump has accused Washington of contributing to an atmosphere of mutual contempt with...

Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq: Turkish official 13 Oct 2016 - 04:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday. Speaking to the media at the presidential complex in...

Scottish leader unveils new independence plan 13 Oct 2016 - 03:49 pm

Glasgow: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday unveiled plans for a new independence referendum in case her demands for more autonomy and...

US jobless claims flat at start of October 13 Oct 2016 - 03:42 pm

Washington: The low level of US claims for unemployment insurance continued at the start of this month in another sign of healthy labor...

Maldives quits Commonwealth over rights row 13 Oct 2016 - 03:37 pm

Malé, Maldives: The Maldives said Thursday it is quitting the Commonwealth after years of wrangling over its human rights record since the toppling...

Thailand's beloved king, unifying figure, dies at 88 13 Oct 2016 - 03:26 pm

Bangkok: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, has died at the age of 88, the palace announced Thursday, leaving a divided...