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Murder accused Jutting 'not in control' during killings 01 Nov 2016 - 01:31 pm

Hong Kong: British banker Rurik Jutting was so consumed by his personality disorders and addictions that he was not in control of his...

Rescuers search for 20 missing in China mine blast, 13 killed 01 Nov 2016 - 01:26 pm

BEIJING: Rescuers searched for 20 missing coal miners in southwestern China on Tuesday, a day after an explosion killed at least 13 workers...

Pakistan opposition leader backs down from threat to shut down capital 01 Nov 2016 - 01:20 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan backed down from his threat to shut down the capital on Wednesday, vowing instead to hold a...

Malaysia rescuers find Aussie hiker after two-week ordeal 01 Nov 2016 - 01:07 pm

Kuala Lumpur: An Australian hiker who went missing for nearly two weeks after losing his bearings in remote Malaysian jungle was found by...

Insight: In Ohio, a spelling error could cost you your vote 01 Nov 2016 - 01:04 pm

COLUMBUS, Ohio/WASHINGTON: Voting is no easy task for Roland Gilbert. The 86-year-old retired Ohio lawyer, who is legally blind, completes his absentee ballot...

Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president 01 Nov 2016 - 12:14 pm

WASHINGTON: The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter but a clean slate of tweets. It's...

Iraq forces poised for first push into Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 12:09 pm

Arbil, Iraq: Elite Iraqi forces were poised Tuesday for a first push into Mosul, after the prime minister warned jihadists who hold the...

Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely 01 Nov 2016 - 12:07 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the...

Pakistani opposition says two supporters killed by "expired" tear gas in clashes 01 Nov 2016 - 12:04 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's second-largest opposition party said on Tuesday that two of its supporters have died from police use of tear gas to prevent...

Up to 13 killed in latest India-Pakistan border firing 01 Nov 2016 - 11:41 am

SRINAGAR, India / MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: India and Pakistan on Tuesday tallied at least 13 deaths in recent firing across their disputed border in...

UN human rights investigator to assess Australia's asylum policy 01 Nov 2016 - 10:52 am

SYDNEY: A UN investigator into the human rights of migrants arrived in Australia on Tuesday to assess its tough asylum seeker policy, after...

US extends sanctions on Sudan 01 Nov 2016 - 10:21 am

Khartoum: President Barack Obama has extended US sanctions on Sudan for another year, saying Khartoum's policies remained an "extraordinary threat" to the national...

In rare move, China criticises Trump plan to exit climate change pact 01 Nov 2016 - 10:01 am

BEIJING: China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact,...

Explosion, fire in Alabama on gasoline pipeline kills one 01 Nov 2016 - 09:57 am

HELENA, Ala.: Colonial Pipeline Co shut down its main gasoline and distillates pipelines on Monday after an explosion and fire in Shelby, Alabama,...

No plans to tax individuals, UAE finance ministry says 01 Nov 2016 - 09:42 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has no plans to impose new taxes on individuals and the government is not studying the introduction of...

Amnesty condemns Pakistan over crackdown on protesters 01 Nov 2016 - 09:27 am

Islamabad: Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to release hundreds of opposition activists detained before a planned mass protest, as police used tear...