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Body of plane stowaway 'landed near London sunbather' 02 Jul 2019 - 10:54 am

London: The body of a suspected stowaway who fell to his death from a Kenya Airways plane landed next to a man sunbathing...

Chile, Argentina prepare for spectacular solar eclipse 02 Jul 2019 - 10:39 am

Vicuña, Chile: Day will briefly turn to night Tuesday over large parts of Chile and Argentina as a total eclipse of the Sun...

Australia winces at footage of child falling between train and platform 02 Jul 2019 - 10:19 am

Sydney: Australia released hair-raising security images on Tuesday of a child falling between a train station platform and a train, as a reminder...

UK PM candidate Johnson will demand EU talks free trade - campaign chairman 02 Jul 2019 - 10:14 am

LONDON: Boris Johnson will make an offer to the European Union over post-Brexit free trade but if it rejects that gambit then Britain...

In battle for Libya's oil, water becomes a casualty 02 Jul 2019 - 09:47 am

Tripoli: While Libya's oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water...

Australian counter-terror police say they foiled Sydney attack plot 02 Jul 2019 - 08:27 am

Sydney: Australian counter-terror police said they arrested three men in raids across Sydney on Tuesday, foiling a plot inspired by militant group Islamic...

Beijing backs criminal probe after Hong Kong 'illegal actions' 02 Jul 2019 - 08:18 am

Beijing: China's central government condemned on Tuesday the ransacking of Hong Kong's legislature and said it backed the city authorities to investigate the...

Turkey, China share common future vision: Erdogan 02 Jul 2019 - 12:54 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s president on Monday said his country and China share the same vision of world peace, global security and stability, as well...

UN chief to attend summit of Caribbean leaders this week 02 Jul 2019 - 12:24 am

UNITED NATIONS: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is heading to Saint Lucia this week to speak at the opening of the annual summit of...

Biden’s lead shrinks as Warren, Harris rise in post-debate poll 02 Jul 2019 - 12:24 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has shrunk by 10 percentage points in a...

Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 12 years later 02 Jul 2019 - 12:24 am

SAN FRANCISCO: A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for attempting to drown her 10-month-old son in 2008 has been arrested in California...

Trump says Mexico tariffs off the table after immigration help 02 Jul 2019 - 12:24 am

President Donald Trump said tariffs against Mexico are off the table after the country stepped up efforts to stem migrant flows from Central...

Death toll from clashes at Sudan rallies climbs to 11 01 Jul 2019 - 09:38 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudanese activists said on Monday that at least 11 people were killed in clashes with security forces during mass demonstrations demanding a...

Bus carrying retirees crashes in Argentina, 13 dead 01 Jul 2019 - 09:38 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Officials say a bus carrying a group of retirees has overturned on a foggy road in northern Argentina, killing at least...

Man charged with online threat to lynch Muslim candidate 01 Jul 2019 - 09:38 pm

A North Carolina man has been charged with posting an anonymous threat on social media to lynch a Muslim-American candidate for a state...

Cattleman Laurentino Cortizo sworn in as Panama's president 01 Jul 2019 - 09:38 pm

PANAMA CITY: Cattleman Laurentino Cortizo was sworn in as Panama's new president Monday, saying he will work during his five-year term to boost...

UK police end search for missing three-metre python 01 Jul 2019 - 06:47 pm

LONDON: British police gave up their search for a nearly three-metre python on Monday after concluding that it posed a risk only to...

Hong Kong police clear protesters from legislature building 01 Jul 2019 - 06:47 pm

HONG KONG: Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong swarmed into the legislature's main building Monday night, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and...