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As Delhi smog hits "severe" level, city chief under fire after reports he is abroad 10 Nov 2018 - 02:43 pm

NEW DELHI: As pollution in India's capital hit "severe" on the air quality scale on Saturday, the New Delhi chief minister came under...

UK's Europeans want to know: should I stay or should I go? 10 Nov 2018 - 11:43 am

London: EU nationals who have settled in Britain are facing a dilemma as Brexit looms: pack their bags, apply for citizenship or stay...

Nine die in California wildfires, hundreds of thousands forced to flee 10 Nov 2018 - 11:21 am

Paradise: Nine people were killed and hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires raged Saturday across California, with one rapidly spreading blaze...

Melbourne police see Islamic State "inspiration" behind stabbings 10 Nov 2018 - 10:31 am

MELBOURNE: An Australian man who set fire to a truck laden with gas cylinders in the centre of Melbourne and stabbed one person...

Official: Gunman apparently stopped shooting to post online 10 Nov 2018 - 10:06 am

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.: Authorities trying to make sense of why a gunman killed 12 people at a Southern California bar are not publicly...

Death toll in Jordan flash floods rises to 11 10 Nov 2018 - 09:44 am

Petra: Official media say the death toll from flash floods unleashed by heavy rains in Jordan has risen to 11, and that searches...

Triple car bombings kill 23 in Somali capital 10 Nov 2018 - 05:36 am

Mogadishu, Somalia: At least 23 people were killed and several others wounded on Friday in triple car bombings in the Somali capital, emergency...

Gazans converge on Israel buffer zone for 33rd Friday 10 Nov 2018 - 05:35 am

Gaza CITY, Palestine: For the 33rd consecutive Friday, thousands of Palestinian demonstrators converged on the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to take part in rallies...

Trump signs order restricting migrant asylum claims 09 Nov 2018 - 05:35 pm

Donald Trump said he signed a proclamation restricting people who illegally cross the U.S. border with Mexico from claiming asylum, as the president...

Moscow conference on Afghanistan kicks off in Moscow 09 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm

MOSCOW: The second round of the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan are kicking off Friday in the Russian capital. Notably, the meeting marks...

Taliban says not ready for direct talks with Kabul 09 Nov 2018 - 05:19 pm

ALMATY,: The Taliban are not ready for direct talks with the Kabul government and will negotiate with the United States instead, Russia's Interfax...

Central American caravan to resume trip after rest 09 Nov 2018 - 11:59 am

Mexico City, The US-bound migrant caravan that has so thoroughly irked President Donald Trump has decided to resume its trek north after resting...

One dead in stabbing rampage in Melbourne 09 Nov 2018 - 11:01 am

Melbourne, One person was killed and two others were injured in a rush hour stabbing rampage in downtown Melbourne Friday, that saw police...

Libya PM calls for 'common vision' ahead of crisis talks 09 Nov 2018 - 10:32 am

Tripoli, The head of Libya's UN-backed government, Fayez al-Sarraj, urged the international community on Thursday to find a "common vision" for the chaos-hit...

Syria regime attack kills 22 rebels in truce zone: monitor 09 Nov 2018 - 10:21 am

Beirut, Syrian government forces killed 22 rebels overnight near Idlib province, in the deadliest such attack in an area where a recent truce...

New Okinawa governor plans US tour to raise military base issues 09 Nov 2018 - 09:51 am

Tokyo, The newly elected governor of Japan's Okinawa said Friday he will take the island's long-running concerns about US military bases there directly...