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India tightens security ahead of verdict on contested religious site 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm

MUMBAI, India: India's top court is set to deliver a ruling on Saturday on a disputed religious site that has been fiercely contested...

Lula: Brazil's embattled working-class hero 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm

Rio de Janeiro: An ex-metalworker who became one of Brazil's most popular presidents, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to be freed...

Israel's Netanyahu appoints far-right Bennett as defence minister 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed the head of a far-right political party as defence minister of his caretaker government, a spokesman...

Free pads to childcare - Sri Lankan politicians woo women voters 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm

NEW DELHI: With campaign promises like free sanitary pads and childcare for working women, the candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are going...

Russian caught trying to smuggle gold in her shoes 08 Nov 2019 - 12:52 pm

Moscow: Russian customs officers have detained a woman at the Chinese border with nearly two kilogrammes of gold in her shoes after she...

Native American woman hopes to make history with first US Congress seat 08 Nov 2019 - 12:52 pm

WASHINGTON: Giving a Native American tribe a seat in Congress would "send a huge message" to the world, the woman poised to make...

Cockroaches found living inside Chinese man's ear 08 Nov 2019 - 12:33 pm

Beijing, A cockroach and more than 10 of its babies were found living inside the ear canal of a Chinese man after he...

IS-linked Albanian child arrives home to Italy from Syria camp 08 Nov 2019 - 12:06 pm

Rome: An Albanian boy taken by his mother to join the Islamic State group in Syria returned to his home in Italy on...

Singapore probes Hong Konger over protest discussion 08 Nov 2019 - 12:06 pm

Singapore: Police in Singapore are investigating a YouTube star from Hong Kong who allegedly organised a gathering to discuss the protests in his...

China hopes Vietnam does not 'complicate' South China Sea issue 08 Nov 2019 - 12:06 pm

BEIJING: China called on Vietnam on Friday not to "complicate" the South China Sea issue, after a senior official in Vietnam said it...

'Uncharted territory' as bushfires rage across Australia's east 08 Nov 2019 - 12:06 pm

Sydney: Australian firefighters warned they were in "uncharted territory" as they struggled to contain dozens of out-of-control bushfires across the east of the...

Hong Kong student's death triggers fresh outrage 08 Nov 2019 - 12:02 pm

Hong Kong, A Hong Kong student who sustained head injuries when he fell during clashes with police died on Friday, triggering a fresh...

Trump must pay $2 million for misusing namesake charity NY judge 08 Nov 2019 - 12:02 pm

NEW YORK: A New York state judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump to pay $2 million for misusing his namesake charitable...

Bolivia mayor attacked as protest leader to decide timing for march to government palace 08 Nov 2019 - 10:00 am

LA PAZ: A Bolivian protest leader who has emerged as a symbol of the opposition said that he will decide on Thursday the...

Chicago police chief steps down after tumultuous three years 08 Nov 2019 - 10:00 am

CHICAGO: Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Thursday said he will retire from the second-largest U.S. police force after a three-year run marked...

Mourners for slain Americans in Mexico urge justice for unsolved murders 08 Nov 2019 - 10:00 am

BAVISPE, Mexico: An American man whose grandchildren were slain in a brutal massacre in Mexico demanded justice for other victims of the country's...

Jeff Sessions, an Alabama icon, faces uncertain path to Senate 08 Nov 2019 - 10:00 am

WASHINGTON: Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to reclaim his old Senate seat from Alabama, where he's been a conservative icon and dominant...