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Mastermind of Sudan protest raid identified: general 20 Jun 2019 - 04:02 pm

Khartoum: A top Sudanese general said Thursday that the mastermind behind a deadly crackdown on protesters has been identified, but refused to name...

Hong Kong protesters call for new demo after demands are snubbed 20 Jun 2019 - 03:55 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong opposition groups called for another major demonstration on Thursday after the pro-Beijing government did not respond to demands of...

Xi visits North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump talks 20 Jun 2019 - 03:54 pm

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang on Thursday on a historic visit to burnish an...

Rohingya refugees long for home but Bangladesh says still too volatile 20 Jun 2019 - 03:48 pm

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslim refugees in camps in Bangladesh long to go back to their homes in Myanmar but a Bangladeshi official...

Boris Johnson leads as UK Tories cut leader candidates to 3 20 Jun 2019 - 03:41 pm

LONDON: Britain's governing Conservative Party narrowed the race to become the country's next prime minister to three candidates on Thursday, and is set...

11 tourists safe after hot air balloon incident in Egypt 20 Jun 2019 - 02:35 pm

LUXOR, Egypt: Egyptian officials say 11 tourists are safe after their hot air balloon drifted away, forcing them to land in the country's...

Iran general says US drone crossing border 'red line' 20 Jun 2019 - 11:36 am

Tehran: Iran's borders "represent our red line", the head of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned after Tehran said it shot down a...

Media freedom in the Balkans under attack, monitors say 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

SARAJEVO: More than a third of all media freedom violations reported across Europe in 2018-2019 occurred in southeastern Europe, with governments being behind...

Pakistan’s parliament offers prayer for Morsi 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Members of Pakistan’s lower house -- the National Assembly -- on Wednesday offered a prayer for Egypt’s first democratically-elected President Mohamed...

Egypt: UN office tries to politicize Morsi's courtroom death 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

CAIRO: Egypt said Wednesday that the U.N. human rights office was trying to politicize the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, who...

New York to get one of world's most ambitious carbon reduction plans 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

New York: New York state lawmakers on Wednesday passed one of the world's most ambitious laws aimed at countering climate change, under which...

Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking case 19 Jun 2019 - 07:39 pm

NEW YORK: The guru of a cult-like self-improvement group that attracted Hollywood actresses and heiresses was convicted Wednesday of manipulating his female devotees...

Joe Biden under fire from rivals for remarks about civility with segregationists 19 Jun 2019 - 07:39 pm

WASHINGTON: Former Vice President Joe Biden came under sharp criticism from some of his Democratic presidential rivals on Wednesday for remarks he made...

Sudan military council head says it's ready to negotiate with opposition 19 Jun 2019 - 07:18 pm

KHARTOUM: The head of Sudan's ruling military council said on Wednesday it was ready to meet an opposition alliance to negotiate the country's...

Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help: UN 19 Jun 2019 - 07:06 pm

GENEVA: Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world's refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record...

4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine 19 Jun 2019 - 06:58 pm

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men - three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds - in...

Game of drones: Airports rally firms to battle threat from above 19 Jun 2019 - 05:48 pm

Le Bourget, France: A quadcopter drone appears on the radar screen and makes a beeline for the control tower at Paris' Le Bourget...

Indonesia voices condolences for Morsi’s passing 19 Jun 2019 - 05:18 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia Wednesday offered condolences to the family of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi after he died unexpectedly during a trial on...