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Wanted terror suspect arrested on Kenya’s national day 01 Jun 2019 - 03:08 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: A wanted terror suspect has been arrested on Saturday when he was trying to sneak into a stadium, where thousands had...

2 missing, 20 injured after Russian TNT plant blast 01 Jun 2019 - 03:02 pm

MOSCOW: Two people are reported missing and nearly 20 injured after an explosion in a Russian plant manufacturing TNT. The blast took place...

Blasts at central Russian explosives plant injure 15 people - reports 01 Jun 2019 - 01:36 pm

MOSCOW: Blasts at an explosives plant in the town of Dzerzhinsk in central Russia injured around 15 people on Saturday, TASS and Interfax...

China says US actions on Taiwan, South China Sea threaten stability 01 Jun 2019 - 12:22 pm

SINGAPORE: The United States' actions on Taiwan and the South China Sea are hardly conducive to maintaining stability in the region, a senior...

Fire at migrant camp in Bosnia injures 29: Police 01 Jun 2019 - 11:54 am

SARAJEVO: Twenty-nine migrants were injured in a fire that broke out early on Saturday at a migrant camp in the northwestern Bosnian town...

12 dead after gunman fires 'indiscriminately' in Virginia govt complex 01 Jun 2019 - 08:27 am

Washington: A municipal employee sprayed gunfire "indiscriminately" in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police said, killing...

Julian Assange suffering psychological torture, would face ‘show trial’ in US: UN expert 31 May 2019 - 10:23 pm

* U.N. torture expert visited Assange in London prison on May 9 GENEVA: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suffered psychological torture from a...

Qatar condemns killing of Dutch hostage in Philippines 31 May 2019 - 09:57 pm

Doha: The State of Qatar condemned the killing of a Dutch hostage in the Philippines during clashes between the kidnappers and the army...

North Korea executes envoy to failed US summit as White House monitoring 31 May 2019 - 07:45 pm

SEOUL: North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a...

Mexico, US business groups urge Trump to back down on tariff threat 31 May 2019 - 07:45 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's president and the top U.S. business lobbying group called on President Donald Trump to back down from a threat to...

Czech PM found in conflict of interest by EU Commission probe - report 31 May 2019 - 12:46 pm

PRAGUE, The European Commission has determined that Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is in conflict of interest because of his business empire placed...

India PM Modi makes major cabinet changes for new term 31 May 2019 - 12:32 pm

New Delhi, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named his trusted aide Amit Shah to the key home affairs ministry as part...

Pope to 'go beyond fear' in Romania 31 May 2019 - 12:25 pm

Bucharest, Pope Francis arrived in Romania on Friday with a message of integration not just for its faith communities but for a post-election...

Kuwait Amir Appeals to GCC Leaders to Put Differences Aside 31 May 2019 - 09:28 am

Makkah Al-Mukarramah, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah appealed to leaders of Arab Gulf countries, to achieve the aspirations...

Hungary PM Orban seeks thorough probe into fatal boat accident 31 May 2019 - 09:18 am

BUDAPEST, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he had asked for a thorough investigation into a boat accident on the Danube...

Pompeo says Iran attacked oil tankers to raise global oil price 31 May 2019 - 12:28 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday blamed Iran for attacks this month on oil tankers in the Gulf, saying it...

Prime Minister participates in emergency GCC Summit 31 May 2019 - 12:27 am

Makkah Al-Mukarramah: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani participated with Their Majesties and Highnesses,...

Pope to honour Romania's communist-era martyrs 31 May 2019 - 12:27 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis travels on Friday to Romania, giving him another opportunity to preach a message of European integration and political rectitude...