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Health ministry pick to widen Hezbollah role in Lebanese state 20 Dec 2018 - 03:41 pm

BEIRUT: Hezbollah's role in the Lebanese government stands to widen when it names the new health minister though it will not be putting...

Travelers face chaos as drones shut London's Gatwick airport 20 Dec 2018 - 03:26 pm

LONDON: Thousands of passengers were delayed, diverted or stuck on planes Thursday as the only runway at Britain's Gatwick Airport remained closed into...

Putin says Russian military contractors can work in any country 20 Dec 2018 - 02:58 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian private military contractors from a company known as the Wagner Group had the right to work...

France fines Uber 400,000 euros over huge data breach 20 Dec 2018 - 02:37 pm

Paris: France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data...

Sudanese security forces fire teargas after hundreds protest in Atbara 20 Dec 2018 - 01:25 pm

KHARTOUM: Security forces fired teargas after hundreds of protesters took to the streets of a suburb of the Sudanese city of Atbara on...

Spain finds 11 dead migrants, 33 rescued from boat 20 Dec 2018 - 01:23 pm

MADRID: Spain's Maritime Rescue Service says it found 11 dead migrants in a boat off the country's southern coast and rescued 33 other...

Chaos as drones shut Gatwick airport; Qatar Airways flight likely to be delayed 20 Dec 2018 - 01:18 pm

LONDON: Thousands of passengers were delayed, diverted or stuck on planes Thursday as the only runway at Britain's Gatwick Airport remained closed into...

US ally in Syria says pullout will aid IS, cause instability 20 Dec 2018 - 01:17 pm

BEIRUT: The United States' main ally in Syria on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's claim that Islamic State militants have been defeated and...

British ministers split over next Brexit steps if PM's deal fails 20 Dec 2018 - 01:13 pm

LONDON: British ministers are divided over the government's next steps if Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal with the European Union is not...

Both candidates in Madagascar presidential run-off claim victory 20 Dec 2018 - 12:39 pm

ANTANANARIVO: Both candidates competing to become Madagascar's next president claimed victory after an election runoff, even though only a small percentage of the...

Fugitive spy jailed again in Vietnam 20 Dec 2018 - 12:31 pm

Hanoi, A fugitive spy was jailed for a second time in Vietnam Thursday after a court convicted him for "abuse of power" for...

North Korea says it won't denuclearize unless US removes threat 20 Dec 2018 - 12:20 pm

Seoul: North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called...

France says to stay in Syria after US troops ordered home 20 Dec 2018 - 12:12 pm

Paris, France will maintain its participation in the coalition fighting Islamic State forces in Syria, government officials said Thursday after President Donald Trump...

Flights suspended at Britain's Gatwick airport after reports of drones 20 Dec 2018 - 11:14 am

Flights at London's Gatwick airport remained suspended early on Thursday, five hours after the UK'S second-busiest airport halted them to investigate reports of...

Astronauts land from ISS stint marred by air leak, rocket failure 20 Dec 2018 - 10:46 am

Moscow: Three astronauts landed back on Earth on Thursday after a troubled stint on the ISS marred by an air leak and the...

Donations flood in for Taiwan driver who smashed into three Ferraris 20 Dec 2018 - 10:28 am

Taipei: An exhausted Taiwanese delivery driver who smashed into three Ferraris has been inundated with donations after his plight and eye-watering repair bill...

In presidential election, Congo seeks first democratic transfer of power 20 Dec 2018 - 10:08 am

KINSHASA: In his 74 years, Congolese historian Isidore Ndaywel has lived through independence from Belgium, two coups d'etat, multiple civil wars and three...