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Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone 22 Jun 2019 - 05:22 pm

GENEVA: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map on Saturday with detailed coordinates which he said show a U.S. drone shot...

Iran executes 'defence ministry contractor' over spying for CIA: news agency 22 Jun 2019 - 05:16 pm

Tehran: Iran has executed a "defence ministry contractor" convicted of spying for the CIA, semi-official news agency ISNA reported Saturday. "The execution sentence...

Regime strikes kill 5 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 22 Jun 2019 - 05:06 pm

Beirut: Regime air strikes on an anti-government stronghold in northwest Syria Saturday killed five civilians including three children, a war monitor said, as...

Heavy rains lead to flooded roads in Switzerland 22 Jun 2019 - 04:35 pm

BERLIN: Swiss media say four people have been injured after heavy rains in the west of the country saw rivers burst their banks...

Three dead in central Paris fire: rescue services 22 Jun 2019 - 04:29 pm

Paris: Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the...

Germany's Merkel urges crackdown on far-right extremists 22 Jun 2019 - 04:19 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said the German government is "very, very serious" about fighting far-right extremism that presents "a big challenge for all...

Mauritania heads to polls to elect new president 22 Jun 2019 - 04:14 pm

NOUAKCHOTT: Voters in Mauritania went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president in the northwestern African country. Around 1.5 million...

Iran summons Emirates' top envoy over US drone incident 22 Jun 2019 - 04:06 pm

TEHRAN: Iran has summoned the United Arab Emirates' top envoy to Tehran to protest the neighbouring Arab nation's allowing the US to use...

Climate activists rally, seek to occupy coal mine in Germany 22 Jun 2019 - 03:10 pm

Viersen, Germany: Tens of thousands of climate activists noisily rallied in Germany Friday to demand action against global warming, now one of the...

Seven dead in Cambodia building collapse 22 Jun 2019 - 01:13 pm

Phnom Penh, At least seven people died Saturday when an under-construction building owned by a Chinese company collapsed at a Cambodian beach resort,...

Johnson domestic 'row' rocks UK leadership race 22 Jun 2019 - 01:07 pm

London, Britain's leadership contest was rocked on Saturday by reports that police were called to a late-night "row" between frontrunner Boris Johnson and...

Among world's worst polluters, ASEAN vows to tackle ocean waste 22 Jun 2019 - 12:40 pm

Bangkok, With Southeast Asia awash in rubbish, from plastic-choked whales to trash-clogged canals, leaders are planning to push through a deal to fight...

Nine dead as plane crashes in Hawaii, believed during skydiving trip 22 Jun 2019 - 11:48 am

Nine passengers and crew were killed on Friday evening when their plane crashed near an airfield in Hawaii, authorities said, during what broadcaster...

Mauritania votes after low-key campaign on economy and stability 22 Jun 2019 - 11:28 am

Nouakchott, Voters in the West African state of Mauritania went to the polls on Saturday after a campaign dominated by the country's economy...

Three dead, more feared buried in Cambodia building collapse 22 Jun 2019 - 11:09 am

Phnom Penh, At least three people died when an under-construction building collapsed at a Cambodian beach resort early Saturday, officials said, with fears...

Bear enters Montana home, settles in for nap in closet 21 Jun 2019 - 11:04 pm

MISSOULA, Mont.: Authorities say a black bear somehow locked itself inside a Montana home and then nestled onto a closet shelf that wasn't...

Putin bans Russian flights to crisis-hit Georgia 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the...