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Pakistan to establish 'Seerat Chair' in 3 universities 19 Nov 2018 - 06:08 pm

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan's prime minister has directed the country's higher education authority to establish "Seerat Chair" in the country's three major universities to...

Putin and Erdogan mark key phase in natural gas pipeline 19 Nov 2018 - 04:46 pm

ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have marked the completion of a key phase of TurkStream, a natural...

Missing Japanese student in France 'probably suffocated': prosecutor 19 Nov 2018 - 04:10 pm

Besançon, France: A Japanese student who went missing in eastern France in 2016 was probably suffocated in her university room by her fugitive...

'Picasso' found under tree in Romania appears to be hoax 19 Nov 2018 - 03:01 pm

BUCHAREST, Romania: A Romanian novelist who thought she had found a painting by Pablo Picasso stolen from a museum in the Netherlands six...

Putin told Pence Russia did not meddle in vote: spokesman 19 Nov 2018 - 12:52 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin denied any Russian involvement when US Vice President Mike Pence asked last week about meddling in the 2016 election,...

French fuel depots targeted as 'yellow vest' protesters persist 19 Nov 2018 - 12:29 pm

Paris, Protesters angry over high fuel prices blocked access to fuel depots and stopped traffic on major roads on Monday after the government...

Victims mourned as toll hits 77 in California wildfire 19 Nov 2018 - 11:32 am

Paradise, United States, The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff's...

Cambodian PM says no China naval base being built 19 Nov 2018 - 10:55 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about...

UK Conservative lawmaker says PM May faces day of reckoning on Monday 19 Nov 2018 - 10:33 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a day of reckoning on Monday as mutinous lawmakers try to trigger a no-confidence vote over...

Iran hopeful that Europe can salvage nuclear deal: foreign ministry 19 Nov 2018 - 10:18 am

DUBAI: Iran is still hopeful that its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers can be saved despite the withdrawal of the United States,...

Evacuations urged near Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire 19 Nov 2018 - 10:13 am

GUATEMALA CITY: Disaster coordination authorities have asked 10 communities in Guatemala to evacuate and go to safe areas after an increased eruption of...

China approves $6 bln airport expansion in Xinjiang capital 19 Nov 2018 - 09:25 am

BEIJING, China's state planner on Monday approved a 42.1 billion yuan ($6.06 billion) airport expansion project in Urumqi, capital of the far western...

Cambodian PM says won't allow any foreign military base in his country 19 Nov 2018 - 08:35 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a...

Grim search for 993 missing after deadliest California wildfire 19 Nov 2018 - 07:40 am

PARADISE: Authorities on Sunday sifted through the charred wreckage of California's deadliest ever wildfire, searching for any signs of the 993 people now...

Netanyahu denounces calls for Israel snap polls as 'irresponsible' 18 Nov 2018 - 10:33 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced calls for snap elections as "irresponsible" in an impassioned televised address on Sunday and vowed to...