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Citizenship law: Protesting Indians get creative 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm

New Delhi: From Netflix to Hitler, protesters are tapping pop culture and history as they vent their anger against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

Nepal cracks down on illegal 'menstrual huts' after deaths 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm

KATHMANDU: Anyone in Nepal banishing women to "menstrual huts" during their periods will forfeit state benefits as well as face up to three...

Noisy birds to holograms, eight curious property rights debates in 2019 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm

BANGKOK: Fights over property rights extended to pavements, space, the sea, data, dead people's images, and even noises and smells in 2019, with...

Philippines bans US senators, mulls visa for Americans 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm

Manila: The Philippines banned two US senators and threatened to introduce visa restrictions for Americans entering the country, the president's spokesman said Friday,...

France summons Iran's ambassador over detained researchers 27 Dec 2019 - 07:49 pm

France's government has summoned Iran's ambassador to demand the release of two French researchers held in a notorious Tehran prison, and to express...

Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

MOSCOW: The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the head of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria following his decision to recognize...

Czech leader slams Russia's 'insolence' over 1968 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

Prague: Czech President Milos Zeman on Friday lashed out at Russia's "insolence" for protesting against Prague's decision to turn the anniversary of the...

Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

Gaza City: Hundreds of Palestinians took part in protests along the Gaza-Israel border Friday, the last of the Hamas-backed demonstrations until March. Amid...

FBI investigating British socialite and others who 'facilitated’ Epstein 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting...

New Mexico couple in family found dead was getting divorce 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

RIO RANCHO, N.M.: A New Mexico couple found dead on Christmas Day in their home with their two dead sons in what authorities...

Mexico president urges Bolivia to respect right of asylum 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexico on Friday urged Bolivia's new conservative government to respect its right to grant asylum to nine people at its embassy...

Montenegro's parliament approves religion law despite protests 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm

PODGORICA: Montenegro's parliament approved on Friday a law on religious communities despite street protests and a last-minute attempt in the chamber by deputies...

China launches Long March rocket as space race heats up 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm

China launched a Long March 5 rocket from the island province of Hainan on Friday, a key step in its ambitions to reach...

Hawaii tour copter with 7 aboard is missing, search underway 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm

HONOLULU: A tour helicopter with seven people aboard disappeared in Hawaii, and a search was underway in weather conditions described as challenging, the...

3 die, 1 badly hurt in Southern California apartment fire 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm

HEMET, Calif.: Two girls and their father were killed early Friday when fire erupted in a Southern California apartment building and a boy...

New York City ups policing in Jewish areas after spate of attacks 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm

NEW YORK: New York City is increasing its police presence in some Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Jewish populations after possibly anti-Semitic attacks during...

Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive: UN 27 Dec 2019 - 06:17 pm

BEIRUT: The United Nations said 235,000 civilians had fled their homes in rebel-held northwestern Syria during a Russian-backed campaign of air strikes and...