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Rohingya crisis besieges Suu Kyi at Singapore summit 15 Nov 2018 - 02:38 pm

Singapore: Diplomatic niceties have been in short supply for Aung San Suu Kyi at a summit in Singapore, where the one-time rights champion...

South Sudan plans to build new capital in former game park 15 Nov 2018 - 02:36 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan is planning to construct a new state capital in a central location in what was a wildlife park,...

Britain's Brexit minister Raab quits 15 Nov 2018 - 12:22 pm

LONDON: Britain's Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for leaving the European Union. May...

Welcome to Walmart, now a shelter for California fire evacuees 15 Nov 2018 - 11:55 am

Chico: One of the many makeshift shelters housing people who survived the devastating wildfire in northern California is not a shelter at all,...

'Very serious': African swine fever spreads in China 15 Nov 2018 - 11:45 am

Shanghai: African swine fever has spread rapidly to more than half of China's provinces despite measures to contain it, the government said, warning...

Malaysia charges wife of former PM Najib with two counts of corruption 15 Nov 2018 - 11:08 am

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia on Thursday accused Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, on charges of soliciting and receiving bribes...

Air traffic temporarily suspended in Kuwait until weather improves 15 Nov 2018 - 10:53 am

Kuwait: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that takeoff flights from the Kuwait International Airport have been precautionarily suspended while landing...

Main points of the draft Brexit agreement 15 Nov 2018 - 10:32 am

Brussels: The European Union has published the 585-page draft Brexit deal aimed at ensuring a smooth divorce next March and outlining a transition...

Afghan officials: Taliban kill 30 policemen in west province 15 Nov 2018 - 10:15 am

KABUL: Afghan officials say the Taliban have killed 30 policemen in a blistering overnight attack in western Farah province. Provincial council member Dadullah...

Thai child fighting culture sparks debate after 13-year-old's death 15 Nov 2018 - 09:50 am

Bangkok: Thousands of child boxers compete in Thailand's traditional martial art with dreams of belts, glory and prize money -- but the death...

US troop levels at Mexico border likely at peak: Commander 15 Nov 2018 - 09:46 am

BASE CAMP DONNA, Texas: The number of U.S. troops at the border with Mexico may have peaked at about 5,800, the U.S. commander...

Pakistani missing police officer's body found in Afghanistan 15 Nov 2018 - 09:28 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Pakistan's foreign ministry and the Afghan ambassador have confirmed that the body of a Pakistani police officer who went missing in...

This place is the pits: China opens luxury hotel in quarry 15 Nov 2018 - 09:00 am

Shanghai, A hotel development sunk into a disused quarry in China opened its doors Thursday to deep-pocketed clientele. Preventing the 88-metre-deep (290 feet)...

Pence says Trump to meet N. Korea's Kim in 2019; won't allow broken promises 15 Nov 2018 - 08:45 am

SINGAPORE, US Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday President Donald Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the...

Trump backs 1st major rewrite of sentencing laws in decades 15 Nov 2018 - 07:30 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his support for the first major rewrite of the nation's criminal justice sentencing laws in a...

US media in court showdown over White House access 14 Nov 2018 - 07:58 pm

Washington: Media groups including Fox News joined CNN's legal battle Wednesday to restore the White House pass of a banned chief correspondent, as...

Macron says France is US ally, not a vassal state 14 Nov 2018 - 07:58 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday two long-time allies like France and America should treat each other with respect and that...