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Britain's battle over Brexit resumes ahead of big vote 07 Jan 2019 - 12:29 pm

London: Britain's battle over Brexit resumes Monday as parliament returns from its Christmas break to debate and -- most likely -- defeat Prime...

Egypt to inaugurate Coptic cathedral after bomb blast 06 Jan 2019 - 09:08 pm

New Administrative Capital, Egypt: Egypt was set to inaugurate a massive cathedral amid heavy security on Coptic Christmas Eve Sunday, a day after...

Death toll from Philippines storm rises to 126 06 Jan 2019 - 07:32 pm

The death toll from the powerful storm Usman that triggered landslides and flash flood in the Philippines has climbed to 126, Chinese official...

Son of ex-Nissan head carlos Ghosn predicts court surprises 06 Jan 2019 - 07:18 pm

PARIS - The son of former Nissan chairman carlos Ghosn said in an interview published Sunday that people will be surprised when his...

$FILE PHOTO : Carlos Ghosn\ Reuters .$

Egyptian policeman killed while defusing bomb outside church 06 Jan 2019 - 06:59 pm

CAIRO - Egypt's Interior Ministry said a policeman was killed as he was trying to defuse an explosive device near a church in...

$Armed police stand as a priest exits a Coptic church in this screengrab taken from video in eastern Cairo, Egypt January 5, 2019. \ REUTERS$

Trump adviser outlines conditions for US pullout from Syria 06 Jan 2019 - 06:39 pm

JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the...

U.S. to Protect Kurds From Turks in Syria Pullout, Bolton Says 06 Jan 2019 - 02:42 pm

U.S. forces will remain in northeastern Syria until Turkey agrees not go after the Kurds, National Security Adviser John Bolton said Sunday, clarifying...

Three dead during cold snap in Greece 06 Jan 2019 - 02:37 pm

Athens: Three people have died in Greece as stormy weather and freezing temperatures gripped most of the country, officials said Sunday. The bodies...

Britain warns on travel to southern India after temple unrest 06 Jan 2019 - 01:10 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Britain on Saturday warned tourists visiting the southern Indian state of Kerala after sporadic violence in recent days over the admission of...

Harold Brown, US defense chief who built, then strove to contain nuclear weapons, dies at 91 06 Jan 2019 - 08:19 am

Washington: Harold Brown, an advocate of nuclear arms control who as President Jimmy Carter's defense secretary tried but failed to win U.S. Senate...

Brazil troops deploy to stop criminal attacks in northern city 05 Jan 2019 - 08:36 pm

Rio de Janeiro: A special deployment of Brazilian troops began fanning out in the northern city of Fortaleza Saturday with orders to stop...

Trump says he can declare national emergency to build wall 05 Jan 2019 - 07:58 pm

President Donald Trump said he could declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico,...

US President Donald Trump addresses a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House following a meeting with Congressional leaders on the government shutdown, January 4, 2019 in Washington. ( AFP / Alex Edelman)

Italian coalition chiefs spar over stranded migrants 05 Jan 2019 - 05:00 pm

ROME: The leaders of Italy's populist coalition parties are sparring over migrants stranded at sea aboard private rescue vessels. Aboard the Sea-Watch 3...

Bolton warns Syria against use of chemical weapons 05 Jan 2019 - 04:04 pm

TEL AVIV: U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton warned the Syrian government that it should not see the impending U.S. military withdrawal from...

90 flights canceled at Munich airport due to heavy snowfall 05 Jan 2019 - 03:32 pm

BERLIN: Munich Airport says about 90 flights have been canceled because of heavy snowfall affecting parts of Central Europe. Southern Germany, Austria and...

6 schoolchildren, driver killed in India bus crash 05 Jan 2019 - 03:23 pm

Shimla, India: Six children were killed alongside their driver and 12 more were injured after their bus fell into a gorge in northern...

Russian airstrikes kill 3 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo 05 Jan 2019 - 03:13 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Three civilians were killed and nine others injured in Russian airstrikes in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, according to local...

Mexican president owns no cars or real estate, but his wife does 05 Jan 2019 - 03:06 pm

Mexico City: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he owns no real estate, vehicles or personal property, echoing what experts...