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500 arrests made during clampdown in Indian-ruled Kashmir 08 Aug 2019 - 09:15 am

NEW DELHI: A petition was filed Thursday in India's top court challenging the communications blackout and security clampdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, where people...

With an eye on Russia, China and a horse, Pentagon chief visits Mongolia 08 Aug 2019 - 09:05 am

ULAANBAATAR, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met senior Mongolian leaders on Thursday in a rare visit to the strategically important nation as the...

Texas shooting suspect's mother alerted police about his gun ownership - CNN 08 Aug 2019 - 08:58 am

The Dallas-area mother of the young man arrested in the mass shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas, had called police...

Body of stabbed Israeli soldier found in West Bank: army 08 Aug 2019 - 08:51 am

Jerusalem, The body of an Israeli soldier was found with multiple stab wounds near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on...

'We are scared': Deadly dengue outbreak overwhelms Bangladesh 08 Aug 2019 - 08:36 am

Dhaka, Five-year-old Mohammad Ahnaf lies in a makeshift bed in the balcony of a major hospital in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, fighting for his...

Rome enforces ban on sitting on Spanish Steps 07 Aug 2019 - 04:44 pm

ROME: The Spanish Steps in Rome are no longer a place for sitting. Implementing an ordinance that came into effect a month ago,...

Ex-Tunisian president Marzouki joins presidential race 07 Aug 2019 - 04:27 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia's former president Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday lodged his presidential candidacy file to run for office in early elections scheduled for next...

Macron did not invite Iran's Rouhani to G7 summit: Diplomat 07 Aug 2019 - 04:03 pm

PARIS: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month's G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday, denying a media...

El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain 07 Aug 2019 - 03:47 pm

EL PASO, Texas: The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the...

Second Turkish ship begins gas drilling off Cyprus 07 Aug 2019 - 03:26 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's state-run news agency says a second Turkish drillship has started drilling for gas off ethnically divided Cyprus, in an area...

Taliban suicide blast in Kabul kills 14 people; 145 wounded 07 Aug 2019 - 02:43 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: A Taliban suicide car bomber targeted a police station in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 145,...

Ukrainian leader urges Russia's Putin to help end fighting 07 Aug 2019 - 02:31 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine's new leader said he called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to urge him to help halt fighting in eastern...

Hong Kong lawyers march in silence to support democracy protesters 07 Aug 2019 - 02:11 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong lawyers held a silent march in support of anti-government protesters on Wednesday, highlighting the movement's enduring broad appeal despite...

Syrian troops take villages, push toward key rebel-held town 07 Aug 2019 - 01:59 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces captured two northwestern villages in an intensified offensive on the last rebel-held part of the country, inching closer to...

Flights canceled as British Airways hit by computer problem 07 Aug 2019 - 01:43 pm

LONDON: British Airways canceled almost 100 flights to and from London airports on Wednesday after its check-in systems were hit by computer problems....

Sushma Swaraj, former Indian foreign minister, dies 06 Aug 2019 - 09:11 pm

New Delhi: Former Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on...

Trump revives political bias accusations against Google 06 Aug 2019 - 07:10 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump revived his criticism of Google on Tuesday, referencing a fired engineer who claimed the internet giant was working...