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Assange starts legal bid to unseal US charges against him 23 Jan 2019 - 09:52 pm

London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange petitioned an international human rights commission Wednesday to order Donald Trump's administration to unseal charges against him as...

Threatened, followed and abused: Malaysia urged to make stalking a crime 23 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Writing down the details of Zara Tan's complaint, the female police officer broke off and suddenly asked why the victim didn't...

Russia wheels out key missile in bid to save US arms treaty 23 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm

Kubinka, Russia: Russia on Wednesday unveiled a missile system that Washington claims is in violation of a key arms control treaty, in a...

Burning issue: can tech innovators save South Africa's 'fire capital'? 23 Jan 2019 - 07:42 pm

Imizamo Yethu, South Africa: When she woke up to her neighbours' shouts outside, Lundy's three-year-old toddler was already choking with the smoke that...

Far-right lawmakers walk out of Holocaust tribute in Bavaria 23 Jan 2019 - 06:26 pm

BERLIN: More than a dozen state lawmakers from a German far-right party walked out of the Bavarian parliament during a tribute to Holocaust...

Apartment fire in Syria's capital kills 7 kids 23 Jan 2019 - 03:59 pm

Damascus, Syria: A fire broke out overnight in an apartment in the old quarter of the Syrian capital Damascus killing seven siblings and...

Husband of jailed Iran rights lawyer gets six years 23 Jan 2019 - 03:34 pm

Tehran: The husband of jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to six years for security-related charges, his lawyer told...

In Congo, the Tshisekedi no one had expected takes power 23 Jan 2019 - 03:00 pm

DAKAR, Senegal: Felix Tshisekedi has emerged from his father's shadow to become Congo's next president. For decades that post eluded his father, the...

Jailed Catalan separatist to run for Barcelona mayor 23 Jan 2019 - 02:22 pm

Barcelona: A former Catalan separatist leader who is in jail for alleged rebellion pending a trial over the 2017 secession bid said Wednesday...

Shutdown enters 33rd day with no breakthrough in sight as US Senate sets votes 23 Jan 2019 - 02:06 pm

Washington: There was no sign of quick relief for 800,000 federal workers going without pay because of the partial government shutdown as the...

Priyanka Gandhi officially enters politics ahead of vote 23 Jan 2019 - 01:01 pm

NEW DELHI: A scion of India's most famous political dynasty on Wednesday formally entered politics, with the opposition Congress party assigning her a...

No screen time: Tonga faces weeks of internet disruption 23 Jan 2019 - 12:26 pm

Wellington: People in Tonga could face several weeks without Facebook, YouTube and even some basic services like credit card transactions due to a...

Australia asks about dual citizen reported missing in China 23 Jan 2019 - 11:45 am

Canberra: The Australian government said Wednesday it is seeking information about a Chinese-Australian writer who has been reported missing in China in what...

EU pushes for crackdown on 'golden visas' 23 Jan 2019 - 11:12 am

Brussels: The European Union will urge member states Wednesday to crack down on schemes to grant "golden visas" to foreign investors, warning they...

Tokyo to turn famed fish market to conference centre 23 Jan 2019 - 10:52 am

Tokyo: After 80 years of selling fish and seafood of all types, the site of Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji market will become an international...

Turkey to lift flight ban to northern Iraq's Sulaimaniya - Haberturk 23 Jan 2019 - 10:41 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey's ban on flights to northern Iraq's Sulaimaniya will be lifted as of Jan. 25, Turkish Transport Minister Cahit Turhan was quoted...

Pakistani police to face murder charges over killing of family 23 Jan 2019 - 08:57 am

Lahore: Pakistani authorities have removed the commander of the counter-terrorism police in the province of Punjab and will charge five police with murder...

Puerto Rico leaders meet to fight rise in brazen violence 22 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Hundreds of government officials and community leaders met in Puerto Rico's capital on Tuesday to brainstorm ways to fight...