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Wary of shutdown, Trump inches toward support for funding deal 13 Feb 2019 - 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday edged toward backing a deal in Congress on funding for a barrier on the Mexican border,...

Democratic lawmakers say U.S. military action in Venezuela 'not an option' 13 Feb 2019 - 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday said Congress would oppose U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and challenged the credibility of President Donald Trump's special...

Suicide attack on Iran Revolutionary Guards bus kills 27 13 Feb 2019 - 10:39 pm

Tehran: A suicide car bombing on a Revolutionary Guards bus in southeastern Iran killed 27 troops on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest...

With armoured vehicles and snipers, US seeks to deter Russia 13 Feb 2019 - 10:39 pm

Orzysz, Poland: With the Russian border little more than an hour away, the desolate grey sky burst open with an explosion of fire...

Absent Iran takes center stage at Mideast talks in Poland 13 Feb 2019 - 10:39 pm

WARSAW, Poland: Although it is absent from the stage, Iran is nevertheless taking the spotlight at a Middle East security conference co-hosted by...

Philippines arrests Duterte critic journalist Maria Ressa 13 Feb 2019 - 04:40 pm

Manila: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested in her Manila office on Wednesday...

Uber's London License Is Under Threat 13 Feb 2019 - 03:41 pm

Months after Uber Technologies Inc. won a reprieve in a high-stakes battle over its operations in the U.K. capital, its London license is...

25 Kashmir students injured by blast inside classroom 13 Feb 2019 - 01:59 pm

SRINAGAR, India: Police and medics say at least 25 high school students have been injured by an explosion in their classroom in Indian-controlled...

Spain plans to close all nuclear plants by 2035 13 Feb 2019 - 01:15 pm

MADRID: Spain aims to close all seven of its nuclear plants between 2025 and 2035 as part of plans to generate all the...

Rare tiger killed in UK safari park; 2nd to die in past week 13 Feb 2019 - 12:30 pm

LONDON: An English safari park says a rare Amur tiger has been killed in a fight with two other tigers. Longleat Safari Park...

Five killed in plane crash in Kenya: police 13 Feb 2019 - 12:08 pm

Nairobi: Five people have died after a small plane carrying them from Kenya's Maasai Mara nature reserve crashed in the west of the...

Fire hits Nigerian election office days before vote 13 Feb 2019 - 12:01 pm

Lagos: Thousands of handheld devices needed to verify identities at Nigeria's election this weekend have been destroyed in a fire at an electoral...

Nationwide strike hits Belgian transport, factories 13 Feb 2019 - 11:34 am

BRUSSELS: A national strike to demand higher pay has paralyzed airports, sea ports and rail traffic in Belgium, while hundreds of factories are...

14 die at Nigerian president Buhari's rally 13 Feb 2019 - 10:51 am

Fourteen people died in a stampede at Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s election rally in the southern city of Port Harcourt, Punch reported. The...

Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill 13 Feb 2019 - 10:34 am

CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum...

No escape? El Chapo likely off to 'prison of all prisons' 13 Feb 2019 - 10:06 am

New York: In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there's "El Chapo." Drug lord Joaquin Guzman...

Trump suggests he'll accept deal on border security 13 Feb 2019 - 09:46 am

Washington: The threat of another government shutdown receded Tuesday as lawmakers lined up behind a fragile border security compromise and President Donald Trump...

Thai election commission moves to dissolve party linked to princess 13 Feb 2019 - 09:41 am

Bangkok, Thailand's election commission on Wednesday asked the constitutional court to dissolve a political party that put forward a princess as candidate for...