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Amir of Kuwait returns home from US after medical care 16 Oct 2019 - 02:13 pm

Kuwait: HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returned home on Wednesday after a visit to the...

S. Africa hit by rolling blackouts as state utility struggles 16 Oct 2019 - 12:32 pm

South Africa was hit by rolling blackouts on Wednesday in a blow for the continent's most developed economy as it shows signs of...

Italian police net huge haul of explosives, arms from 'mafia' garage 16 Oct 2019 - 12:20 pm

Rome, Italian police said Wednesday they had found over 2.5 kilos of explosives, over a kilo of cocaine and 14 weapons including machine...

Hong Kong leader abandons policy speech after heckles from lawmakers 16 Oct 2019 - 11:38 am

Hong Kong, Hong Kong's embattled leader abandoned a State of the Union-style speech on Wednesday after she was heckled by rowdy opposition lawmakers...

Kim rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight US sanctions 16 Oct 2019 - 10:19 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to surmount U.S.-led sanctions on his country in state media reports Wednesday alongside evocative propaganda images...

Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan kills at least three, wounds dozens 16 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am

KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least three people and wounded 27 on Wednesday when he set off explosives in a truck...

30 people arrested during Catalan protests: police 16 Oct 2019 - 09:56 am

Madrid: Police in Spain said Wednesday they arrested 30 people overnight across Catalonia for their roles in clashes with police during protests over...

Crews work into the night, fire engulfs NuStar ethanol storage tanks near San Francisco 16 Oct 2019 - 08:48 am

Flames engulfed two ethanol holding tanks on Tuesday at a NuStar Energy petrochemical storage facility near San Francisco, prompting health authorities to urge...

Italy cabinet approves 2020 budget that cuts taxes, cracks down on evaders 16 Oct 2019 - 08:38 am

ROME: Italy's government approved a draft 2020 budget in the early hours of Wednesday that aims to cut taxes for middle-earners and cracks...

'More like us': Japan's new imperial couple puts relaxed face on monarchy 16 Oct 2019 - 08:12 am

Tokyo: Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have brought a more relaxed touch to one of the world's oldest monarchies, chatting in English...

Thailand's human traffickers flout 99% of court orders to compensate victims 15 Oct 2019 - 08:43 pm

BANGKOK: Human traffickers in Thailand have ignored court orders to compensate victims in more than 99% of cases in recent years, fuelling fears...

Spanish coders harness tech to track health risks for firefighters 15 Oct 2019 - 08:27 pm

BARCELONA: As fires gobble up forests from California to the Amazon, a small team of volunteers based in Barcelona is hoping to deploy...

Compulsory photo ID to vote sparks fears of vulnerable Britons losing out 15 Oct 2019 - 08:26 pm

LONDON: Thousands of homeless people and minority groups in Britain could be blocked from voting in national elections if government plans requiring voters...

A question of trust: British pollsters battle to call looming election 15 Oct 2019 - 07:34 pm

LONDON: British pollsters have a big problem to solve as the country heads towards an election: Brexit has scrambled traditional political allegiances and...

In the dark: Electricity a 'luxury' in poor Madagascar 15 Oct 2019 - 06:43 pm

Ambohimasindray, Madagascar: Raymond Rakotondrasoa surveys the charred remains of his mud and thatched-roofed house in Madagascar. "I left a candle burning on my...

Lebanon deploys water cannon, helicopters to fight wildfires across country 15 Oct 2019 - 04:57 pm

BEIRUT: Wildfires that have swept across Lebanon since Monday have burned swathes of the country's forest and killed at least one person, prompting...

6 questions looming over the crowded 2020 Democratic debate 15 Oct 2019 - 04:12 pm

WESTERVILLE, Ohio: Just a month has passed since the last presidential debate, but the state of the Democrats' 2020 race has shifted. The...

Italy lets French migrant ship dock to anger of far right 15 Oct 2019 - 04:12 pm

ROME: Charity rescue ship Ocean Viking headed towards the southern Italian port of Taranto on Tuesday after the government gave it authorisation to...