World

Australia takes responsibility for typos on 46M bank notes 09 May 2019 - 11:17 am

Canberra: Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the...

After disputed election, Thailand expected to keep junta leader as PM 09 May 2019 - 09:57 am

BANGKOK, Thailand's pro-army Palang Pracharat party was looking for coalition partners on Thursday from a wide field of potential allies as it seeks...

South Africa ANC takes early lead in election results 09 May 2019 - 09:48 am

Pretoria, South Africa's ANC was leading in early official results on Thursday following the first electoral test of whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has...

Guaido's deputy arrested in Venezuela 09 May 2019 - 09:34 am

Caracas, Venezuelan intelligence agents arrested on Wednesday a senior leader of the opposition-dominated National Assembly, in the latest action against lawmakers who joined...

Trump, family to see 'substantial portions' of House subpoenas to banks 09 May 2019 - 12:59 am

NEW YORK: A lawyer for Donald Trump said committees controlled by House Democrats have agreed to provide "substantial portions" of subpoenas issued to...

Human rights commission condemns Brazilian governor 09 May 2019 - 12:59 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: The head of the human rights commission of Rio de Janeiro's legislative assembly is blaming state Gov. Wilson Witzel for...

House panel votes Barr in contempt, escalating Trump dispute 09 May 2019 - 12:17 am

WASHINGTON: The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the Democrats' extraordinary legal battle...

'Feels terrible': Iran a year after US sanctions reimposed 08 May 2019 - 10:45 pm

Tehran: Alireza says he used to dream of a better future in Iran and even saw himself getting a new car or house,...

Albanians unearth dark past searching for communism's victims 08 May 2019 - 10:44 pm

Tirana: After years of scouring documents, tapes and then the slopes of a mountain above Tirana, Jovan Plaku found the remains of 13...

China's social media troll 'army' wages war on Uighurs 08 May 2019 - 10:44 pm

Beijing: The Chinese troll army suddenly struck one evening, bombarding the Facebook pages of two pro-Uighur groups with an array of verbal grenades...

Syrian ground troops capture rebel enclave 08 May 2019 - 07:58 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian troops pushed their way into a northwestern rebel-held enclave Wednesday, clashing with insurgents and capturing a strategically located village at the...

Meghan and Harry name son Archie Harrison 08 May 2019 - 07:08 pm

LONDON: Tired but beaming, Meghan and Prince Harry showed the public their baby son's face for the first time on Wednesday, and also...

"It's magic": Prince Harry and Meghan show baby son to the world 08 May 2019 - 05:43 pm

WINDSOR, England: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan showed off their newborn son to the world on Wednesday, saying the arrival of...

Kabul attackers target foreign aid group with blast, dozens wounded 08 May 2019 - 01:50 pm

KABUL: Afghan security forces exchanged sporadic gunfire on Wednesday with attackers who made use of a car bomb blast to invade the compound...

Pompeo seeks to win over Britain on Iran, Huawei 08 May 2019 - 01:39 pm

London: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in London on Wednesday on a delicate mission aimed at convincing Washington's crucial European ally...

Loud explosion rattles Kabul, casualties feared 08 May 2019 - 11:06 am

Kabul: A large blast rocked central Kabul Wednesday, officials confirmed, sending a plume of black smoke over the city in the latest explosion...

Two students open fire at Colorado school, killing 1, wounding 8 08 May 2019 - 09:44 am

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.: Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area school and opened fire on Tuesday, killing one classmate and...