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Monkeys run amok in India's corridors of power 11 Dec 2018 - 11:19 am

NEW DELHI, India's government faces a tough re-election battle next year but first it must deal with an opponent as wily as any...

Iranian oil exports have improved since early November- Iran president 11 Dec 2018 - 11:15 am

GENEVA: Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November, Iran's president Hassan Rouhani said in a statement broadcast live on state TV...

Bahrain footballer to remain in detention: Thai court 11 Dec 2018 - 10:58 am

Bangkok, A former Bahrain national footballer with Australian refugee status must remain in detention, a Thai court ordered Tuesday, as campaigners feared he...

Pompeo blasts Russia for sending strategic bombers to Venezuela 11 Dec 2018 - 10:57 am

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo criticized the Russian government for sending "bombers halfway around the world” to Venezuela. "The Russian and Venezuelan...

Russia deploys two bombers to Venezuela for exercises 11 Dec 2018 - 10:50 am

Caracas: Two Russian long-range strategic bombers landed in Venezuela Monday for what the government said were air force exercises aimed at strengthening the...

Four killed in attack on Afghan security forces in Kabul 11 Dec 2018 - 10:44 am

Kabul, At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of security forces in Kabul...

US returns war trophy bells to Philippines 11 Dec 2018 - 10:36 am

Manila, Church bells seized from the Philippines by US troops as war trophies over a century ago were returned on Tuesday, in a...

India's rupee, stocks down as central bank chief quits 11 Dec 2018 - 10:23 am

Mumbai, India's rupee plunged along with equities on Tuesday after the country's central bank chief quit following a dispute with the government that...

'Sold by my brother': the Mekong women pressed into marriage in China 11 Dec 2018 - 10:04 am

Phnom Penh, Everyone did well from Nary's marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the...

Macron unveils new measures in bid to end 'yellow vest' revolt 11 Dec 2018 - 08:59 am

Paris: Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron Monday announced a series of financial measures seeking to defuse the "yellow vest" revolt that has triggered...

US military declares five missing Marines dead after Japan crash 11 Dec 2018 - 08:51 am

Tokyo: The US military said Tuesday it had pronounced five missing Marines dead and was ending search operations nearly a week after two...

North Carolina governor declares emergency over impending snowstorm 11 Dec 2018 - 08:18 am

The governor of North Carolina declared a state of emergency on Friday as a major winter storm already drenching the southern plains states...

Journalists urge EU to resist lobbying by tech giants 11 Dec 2018 - 08:06 am

Paris: Top journalists called on the EU Tuesday to resist intense lobbying by Internet giants to gut a law which would force them...

Congress leads in three BJP-ruled states, TRS in Telangana 11 Dec 2018 - 08:03 am

New Delhi: Congress candidates on Tuesday took significant leads in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and was inching ahead of the BJP in both Madhya Pradesh...

Palestinian families ‘fall in love’ with Turkish drama 10 Dec 2018 - 07:43 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Turkish soap operas, which keep viewers glued to their screens worldwide, from Venezuela to Pakistan, are now reaching new heights of...

Macron urges French companies to pay year-end bonus, cuts taxes 10 Dec 2018 - 07:43 pm

President Emmanuel Macron urged French companies to pay their workers a year end bonus that won’t be taxed and ended levies on overtime...

Bolsonaro vows to govern 'with no distinction' to race, sex, religion 10 Dec 2018 - 07:43 pm

Brasília: Brazil's incoming far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, criticized by detractors for numerous homophobic, racist and misogynist remarks, vowed Monday to govern "without distinction...