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Iraq premier says lagging govt formation 'not his decision' 11 Dec 2018 - 10:28 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said on Tuesday that an ongoing political dispute over unfilled ministries in his government was out...

Jury recommends life in prison for US white nationalist 11 Dec 2018 - 10:28 pm

WASHINGTON: A jury in the state of Virginia recommended Tuesday that a white nationalist who rammed his car into counter-protesters during a "Unite...

Former Canadian diplomat reportedly arrested in China 11 Dec 2018 - 08:30 pm

TORONTO: A former Canadian diplomat reportedly has been arrested in China. The International Crisis Group said Tuesday it's aware of reports that its...

Putin, opposition gather to honor prominent rights activist 11 Dec 2018 - 07:29 pm

MOSCOW: Kremlin officials and Russia's opposition on Tuesday gathered to pay tribute to Russia's most prominent human rights activist, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, who died...

India names Modi ally as new central bank chief 11 Dec 2018 - 06:38 pm

Mumbai: India's government named an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the country's new central bank chief Tuesday, a day after his...

Police chief shot dead in northeast Turkey 11 Dec 2018 - 06:16 pm

Ankara: A Turkish provincial police chief was shot dead by an officer in the northeastern province of Rize, the ancestral region of President...

Kenyan police: Key suspect in Italian's kidnapping arrested 11 Dec 2018 - 05:59 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan police officials on Tuesday said they have detained the man they believe to be responsible for the kidnapping of an...

EU will 'follow closely' French deficit after Macron measures 11 Dec 2018 - 02:50 pm

Strasbourg, France: EU economics affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday said Brussels will closely monitor France's new spending plans, a day after President...

New Brexit vote will be before Jan. 21 - UK PM May's spokesman 11 Dec 2018 - 02:43 pm

LONDON: Britain's parliament will vote on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal before Jan. 21, her spokesman said on Tuesday....

Number of people believed missing in California wildfire drops to three 11 Dec 2018 - 02:43 pm

The number of people unaccounted for in California's deadliest wildfire dropped to just three, down from a high of more than 1,200, officials...

India's Modi stares at biggest election loss since coming to power 11 Dec 2018 - 02:26 pm

NEW DELHI: India's ruling party looked set to lose power in three key states, official vote counts showed on Tuesday, likely handing Prime...

Lebanon's Aoun intervenes to help form government, avoid "catasrophe" 11 Dec 2018 - 02:23 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday he was intervening in stalled efforts to form a new national unity government, warning the...

Thousands without power in U.S. southeast after snow storm 11 Dec 2018 - 02:11 pm

Atlanta: At least three people had died and thousands of homes were left without power in the Carolinas and Virginia early on Tuesday...

Singapore charges forklift drivers over Sg$1 bribes 11 Dec 2018 - 12:55 pm

Singapore, Two forklift drivers were Tuesday charged in Singapore with accepting Sg$1 (72 US cent) bribes and are facing fines of up to...

China, US discuss road map for next stage of trade talks 11 Dec 2018 - 12:28 pm

BEIJING: China and the United States discussed a road map for the next stage of their trade talks on Tuesday, during a telephone...

Brazil should stay in Paris climate agreement: Future environment minister 11 Dec 2018 - 11:54 am

BRASILIA: Brazil's future environment minister under President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that the country should stay in the Paris Agreement on climate...

India's ruling party set to lose key state 11 Dec 2018 - 11:35 am

New Delhi, India's ruling party looked set to lose power in at least one of three traditional stronghold states releasing election results Tuesday,...