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Three judges killed at Taliban checkpoint in Afghanistan, officials say 07 Nov 2019 - 03:50 pm

Logar, Afghanistan: Three judges and a court staffer were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday after Taliban militants stopped their car in the latest...

Smaller pro-EU parties unveil electoral pact for UK election 07 Nov 2019 - 03:43 pm

LONDON: Britain's smaller pro-European parties have announced a "remain" alliance for next month's general election in which they will step aside for each...

Kurdish forces kill 11 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters: Erdogan 07 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm

Istanbul: Eleven pro-Turkish Syrian fighters were killed Thursday by Kurdish forces in violation of ceasefire agreements aimed at creating a "safe zone" in...

Nearly 270 kilograms of heroin seized in eastern Turkey 07 Nov 2019 - 12:09 pm

VAN, Turkey, Security forces in eastern Turkey seized nearly 270 kilograms of heroin on Thursday. Police in the Ipekyolu district of Van province...

Turkish Airlines inaugurating new destination in China 07 Nov 2019 - 11:19 am

ANKARA - National flag carrier Turkish Airlines will launch service to Xian, northwestern China at the end of the year to mark its...

Poor air quality closes schools in eastern Pakistan 07 Nov 2019 - 10:51 am

Lahore, Pakistan - Dangerously poor air quality has forced Pakistan's government to close all schools in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province...

Accidental hijack alarm triggers Amsterdam airport chaos 07 Nov 2019 - 10:09 am

The Hague: A pilot accidentally set off a hijack alarm on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, triggering a huge security...

Passengers, restaurants struggle with water cutoff at Haneda terminal 07 Nov 2019 - 09:48 am

TOKYO - Tokyo's Haneda airport was grappling with a water supply cutoff at one of its terminals on Thursday, with passengers washing their...

'OK, boomer': New Zealand MP hits out at parliament age gap 07 Nov 2019 - 09:37 am

Wellington, With the quickfire putdown "OK, boomer", a 25-year-old New Zealand politician dismissed a heckler during a speech about climate change -- highlighting...

Brazil cancels ban on sugarcane farming in Amazon 07 Nov 2019 - 09:35 am

Brasília - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro canceled a ban on sugarcane farming in the country's Amazon and Pantanal tropical wetlands Wednesday, a move...

First China Railway Express line train reaches Turkey 07 Nov 2019 - 09:05 am

ISTANBUL - The first Chinese freight train traveling the China Railway Express line from Xi’an, China to Europe crossed under Istanbul's Bosporus Strait...

Philippines launches rescue after ferry capsizes 07 Nov 2019 - 08:53 am

Manila: Philippine authorities launched a rescue operation Thursday after a ferry with at least 60 people onboard capsized in rough seas, the coast...

Operations resume at Iraqi port, oil refinery after protesters leave - sources 07 Nov 2019 - 08:52 am

BASRA, Iraq: Operations resumed at a port and an oil refinery in southern Iraq on Thursday after protesters left both areas, port officials,...

Two climbers die after falling off cliff in New Zealand 07 Nov 2019 - 08:19 am

Wellington: Two men from Australia died this week following a climbing accident near the city of Queenstown in New Zealand's South Island, New...

Faith in Mexico shaken for 'true believer' Mormon communities 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm

LA MORA, Mexico: The massacre of nine women and children in northern Mexico could test breakaway Mormon families' attachment to communities that for...

Airline says Dutch plane alert was false alarm 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands: A hijack warning was accidentally set off on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Wednesday night, triggering a massive security...

Turkey's Erdogan speaks with Trump, to visit Washington next week 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday and the two leaders reconfirmed they will meet...

West Africa bloc gives Guinea-Bissau's govt 48 hours to resign 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm

Bissau: A West African trade bloc has given Guinea-Bissau's "illegal government" named by President Jose Mario Vaz a 48-hour ultimatum to resign or...