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Japanese man, 71, arrested for 'making 24,000 complaint calls' 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese pensioner has been arrested after ringing a phone company 24,000 times to complain they had violated his contract, police and...

Court directs banks to provide Trump financial records to House Democrats 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm

NEW YORK: A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump another defeat in his bid to keep his financial records secret,...

Top US diplomat: no evidence Ukraine meddled in 2016 US election 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm

WASHINGTON: A top U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that Ukraine - not Russia - interfered in...

India girl shot dead in suspected gang-rape as fury over sex crimes mounts 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm

Patna: A girl in eastern India was allegedly gang-raped and shot dead, police said Tuesday, the latest in a string of sexual assaults...

Impeachment probe report to be released 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm

Washington: Democrats were set Tuesday to approve their report on the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, paving the way for formal charges...

U.S. and Russia want a new treaty on nuclear weapons 03 Dec 2019 - 06:24 pm

LONDON : U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States and Russia wanted to reach a new treaty agreement on nuclear...

Twenty-three killed in ceramics factory fire in Sudan 03 Dec 2019 - 05:32 pm

Sudan : At least 23 people were killed and 45 injured when fire broke out after a gas tanker exploded at a ceramics...

Trump rejects censure idea as House panel readies impeachment report vote 03 Dec 2019 - 04:47 pm

LONDON/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the possibility of U.S. lawmakers censuring him over accusations he improperly pressured Ukraine to probe a...

16 killed as fire hits Sudan factory: doctors 03 Dec 2019 - 04:04 pm

Khartoum: A fire triggered by an explosion tore through a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, killing 16 people and injuring dozens,...

France's Macron faces fresh challenge as massive strike looms 03 Dec 2019 - 02:45 pm

Paris: Trains cancelled, schools closed: France scrambled to make contingency plans on Tuesday for a huge strike against pension overhauls that poses one...

Elon Musk goes on trial in U.S. for defamation over tweet 03 Dec 2019 - 02:01 pm

Los Angeles: Elon Musk is known for his eccentric, sometimes controversial use of Twitter. Now, Tesla Inc's chief executive may have to pay...

Japan anti-high heels campaigner steps up to fight 'glasses ban' 03 Dec 2019 - 11:48 am

Tokyo: A Japanese woman whose campaign against mandatory high heels in the workplace won broad public support has stepped up her fight against...

Trump says new US law on Hong Kong doesn't help China trade talks 03 Dec 2019 - 11:26 am

Washington/Beijing: US President Donald Trump said on Monday U.S. legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong did not make trade negotiations with China easier,...

Nepal's mass animal slaughter begins despite outcry 03 Dec 2019 - 10:01 am

Bariyarpur, Nepal, Hindu worshippers began killing thousands of buffalo Tuesday in reputedly the world's biggest animal sacrifice, held every five years in a...

Sri Lanka suspends parliament ahead of snap polls 03 Dec 2019 - 09:53 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's new president suspended parliament for a month from Tuesday ahead of snap elections he wants to call in March to...

One killed as typhoon hits Philippines, hundreds of flights halted 03 Dec 2019 - 08:32 am

Manila: A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday, killing one man and bringing heavy rains that prompted suspension of air travel and government...

Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ shot and killed amid protests 03 Dec 2019 - 08:31 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iranian state television on Tuesday acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as "rioters” in multiple cities...