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Zimbabwe's parched Bulawayo rations to save dwindling water 02 Jan 2020 - 07:16 pm

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: Families in the southern Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo are going up to four days without running water as drought dries the...

Faster rockets, more warheads: What North Korea could gain from new weapons development 02 Jan 2020 - 07:16 pm

SEOUL: If North Korea returns to long-range missile launches or other weapons tests in 2020, its military could make valuable technical advances and...

A town torn apart: Mexico's indigenous communities fight for autonomy 02 Jan 2020 - 07:15 pm

NAHUATZEN: With heavily armed state police patrolling the streets and its central plaza nearly desolate in the morning mist, the tension in the...

Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Ghosn 02 Jan 2020 - 06:27 pm

BEIRUT/TOKYO: Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, while Turkey launched an investigation into his...

3 killed as gunmen attack bus near Kenya's border with Somalia 02 Jan 2020 - 06:14 pm

Nairobi: At least three people were killed near Kenya's southeastern border with Somalia Thursday when gunmen ambushed the bus they were travelling in,...

Hillary Clinton gets role at Queen's University in Belfast 02 Jan 2020 - 06:14 pm

LONDON : Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a new role: chancellor at Queen's University in Belfast, the capital of Northern...

Iraqi protester shot dead as anti-regime rallies continue 02 Jan 2020 - 06:13 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi activist was shot dead overnight in Baghdad, a police source told AFP on Thursday, as anti-government rallies carried on despite...

On Day 29, French rail strike makes history 02 Jan 2020 - 05:47 pm

Paris: A labour walkout that has frustrated Paris commuters and marooned thousands of holiday travellers in France dragged into its 29th day on...

Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race 02 Jan 2020 - 05:47 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro on Thursday ended his run for president that pushed the 2020 field on immigration and...

Conservatives seek immediate purge of voters in Wisconsin 02 Jan 2020 - 05:47 pm

MADISON, Wis.: The leader of a conservative law firm said Thursday it will ask a judge to find the Wisconsin Elections Commission in...

Australian bushfire smoke turns New Zealand glaciers brown 02 Jan 2020 - 01:19 pm

Wellington - Smoke from Australia's bushfires has created a haze across New Zealand thousands of kilometres away with normally white glaciers turning a...

Taiwan's military chief among eight dead in helicopter crash 02 Jan 2020 - 01:13 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday, after a helicopter carrying them to visit soldiers crashed in a...

Thai retailers ban single-use plastic bags 02 Jan 2020 - 01:11 pm

Bangkok - Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags, joining the battle against throwaway carriers in the Southeast...

Turkey detains 7 in probe into Ghosn fleeing bail in Japan 02 Jan 2020 - 12:30 pm

Ankara - Turkish authorities have detained seven people as part of an investigation into how former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail...

Ghosn 'had second French passport' says source 02 Jan 2020 - 11:32 am

Tokyo: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon to avoid a Japanese trial, had a second French passport, a source said...

Australian authorities steer mass evacuation as wildfires raze holiday towns 02 Jan 2020 - 11:19 am

BATEMANS BAY/MELBOURNE: Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia's east coast on Wednesday ahead of advancing bushfires, as military...

Canadian military assigned Pokemon Go after fans invade bases 02 Jan 2020 - 10:43 am

Montreal: At least three military police officers were ordered to play Pokemon Go in Canadian bases across the country after players invaded the...

Helicopter crashes carrying Taiwan's top military officer 02 Jan 2020 - 10:04 am

TAIPEI, Taiwan: A Blackhawk helicopter carrying Taiwan's top military official crashed Thursday morning in mountains outside the capital and his fate was unclear...