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Tenuous calm in Gaza as Islamic Jihad says truce reached with Israel 14 Nov 2019 - 09:11 am

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said it was holding fire from the Gaza Strip on Thursday after Israel agreed to an Egyptian-mediated...

Thai clerk charged with murder after shooting gunman in court 14 Nov 2019 - 08:59 am

Bangkok: A legal clerk who ended a bloody Thai courtroom shooting by grabbing a firearm and killing the gunman has been arrested and...

Cambodia to free more than 70 opposition activists on bail 14 Nov 2019 - 08:42 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the release on bail of more than 70 opposition activists arrested in recent weeks...

Climate change, corruption blamed for Venice flood devastation 14 Nov 2019 - 08:33 am

Venice: Much of Venice was left under water after the highest tide in 50 years ripped through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas,...

New revelation at historic Trump impeachment hearing 13 Nov 2019 - 09:20 pm

Washington: The top US diplomat in Ukraine, in gripping public testimony at the historic impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump, levelled a stark...

Erdogan arrives at White House for meetings with Trump 13 Nov 2019 - 08:55 pm

WASHINGTON: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the White House on Wednesday to hold meetings with his American counterpart. Erdogan arrived midday...

Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded 13 Nov 2019 - 08:55 pm

Venice, Italy: The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising...

Delhi smog hits 'emergency' levels as Britain's Prince Charles visits 13 Nov 2019 - 08:47 pm

New Delhi: The Indian capital's notorious air pollution hit "emergency" levels again Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Britain's Prince Charles. New Delhi...

'Future of the presidency' at stake as Trump impeachment hearings kick off 13 Nov 2019 - 08:40 pm

WASHINGTON: Senior Democratic and Republican lawmakers presented dueling narratives on Wednesday as a U.S. congressional impeachment inquiry that threatens Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency...

History in the making: Trump impeachment hearing underway 13 Nov 2019 - 05:36 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. House launched the first public hearing Wednesday of Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation, the extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th...

Lebanon: one month of protests 13 Nov 2019 - 05:29 pm

Beirut: Lebanon has been paralysed by nearly a month of mounting protests demanding an overhaul of the entire political system. Here is a...

At least 13 dead in Slovakia bus crash 13 Nov 2019 - 04:48 pm

Bratislava: At least 13 people died and 20 were injured when a bus crashed into a truck in western Slovakia on Wednesday, the...

In Lebanon's Tripoli, crushing poverty fuels protests 13 Nov 2019 - 04:42 pm

Tripoli, Lebanon: In a dusty alley streaked with sewage in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, Fatima, her husband and 11 children live...

Zimbabwe bans new electric water heaters to save energy 13 Nov 2019 - 03:16 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe is banning the installation of new electric water heaters in a bid to save power, energy regulations published on Wednesday showed,...

Venetian anger after historic flood devastates city 13 Nov 2019 - 01:46 pm

Venice: Venetians woke Wednesday to devastating scenes after the highest tide in 50 years washed through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas, trashing...

Mainland China students flee Hong Kong over protest violence fears 13 Nov 2019 - 10:36 am

Hong Kong: Mainland Chinese students have begun fleeing Hong Kong campuses over security fears, police and university officials said Wednesday, as the city's...

Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins 13 Nov 2019 - 10:34 am

Glenreagh, Australia, Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst...