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Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid 27 Nov 2018 - 08:01 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon has accepted a Russian aid offer comprising millions of bullets that will be given to its police force, the office of...

Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees 27 Nov 2018 - 07:56 pm

BEIRUT: Some refugees who have gone back to Syria from Lebanon have been killed, detained or forced to join the military, abuses that...

Syrian refugee stranded at Malaysian airport lands in Canada 27 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm

Ottawa: A Syrian refugee who spent months in limbo in a budget terminal at a Malaysian airport has arrived in Vancouver after he...

Brazil loses 'one million football pitches' worth of forest 27 Nov 2018 - 06:15 pm

Sao Paulo: Deforestation in Brazil has reached such epic proportions that an area equivalent to one million football pitches was lost in just...

Sleeping pilot overflies Australian island destination 27 Nov 2018 - 06:01 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: A commercial pilot is under investigation after falling asleep in the cockpit of a freight plane and overflying his Australian island...

Migrant flows slow to trickle in Libyan former smuggling hub 27 Nov 2018 - 05:31 pm

SABRATHA, Libya: Departures of migrant-laden boats to Italy from Sabratha, formerly Libya's biggest people-smuggling hub, have slowed to a trickle thanks to a...

Iraq's Sadr calls on prime minister to finalize cabinet 27 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm

BAGHDAD: Prominent Shia cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Iraq’s Sairoon movement, has called on Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi to finalize...

Spanish comedian in court for blowing nose on national flag 27 Nov 2018 - 05:21 pm

Madrid: A Spanish comedian appeared in court on Monday for having blown his nose on the national flag in a television sketch, the...

Putin warns against 'reckless' moves after Ukraine declares martial law 27 Nov 2018 - 03:34 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned Ukraine against any "reckless acts" after Kiev declared martial law in response to Moscow's seizure...

Pelosi seen closing in on U.S. House speakership 27 Nov 2018 - 01:52 pm

WASHINGTON: Nancy Pelosi was expected on Wednesday to become the Democratic nominee for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, giving her the...

France to close no more nuclear reactors during Macron mandate 27 Nov 2018 - 01:43 pm

PARIS: The French government will not close any of its nuclear reactors besides Fessenheim before the end of the current presidential mandate which...

Merkel ally says Europe may need to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine 27 Nov 2018 - 12:58 pm

BERLIN/KERCH, Crimea: Europe may need to impose tougher sanctions against Moscow following Russia's seizure of three Ukrainian navy vessels and their crews at...

Turkey's Erdogan calls on Russia, Ukraine to solve problems through dialogue 27 Nov 2018 - 12:41 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine should solve problems between them through dialogue, saying Ankara wanted the...

Japan mulling purchase of 100 US stealth fighters: report 27 Nov 2018 - 12:37 pm

Tokyo, Japan is considering buying up to 100 F-35 stealth fighters from the US for more than $8.8 billion as it seeks to...

Calls to leave US missionary's body on tribe's island 27 Nov 2018 - 11:24 am

New Delhi, Calls have mounted for Indian authorities to abandon efforts to recover the body of a young American killed apparently attempting to...

Big appeal: India's Kohli pulls in the ad dollars despite verbal slips 27 Nov 2018 - 11:00 am

NEW DELHI: Being the highest-profile athlete in the world's second most populous country, India cricket captain Virat Kohli has built such a formidable...

Indonesia president doubts US-China can patch up dispute at G20 27 Nov 2018 - 10:59 am

JAKARTA, Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed pessimism on Tuesday that the United States and China will resolve their trade dispute when the leaders...

US prosecutors accuse Manafort of lying to Mueller, blowing up plea deal 27 Nov 2018 - 10:21 am

NEW YORK: Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort breached his plea deal by lying to federal investigators, U.S. prosecutors said in a...