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Norwegian jailed for sawing next door's shed in half 02 Oct 2018 - 06:22 pm

Oslo: It's a feud that turned extreme: a 44-year-old Norwegian was on Tuesday sentenced to four months in prison for sawing his neighbour's...

Germany unveils plan to attract skilled immigrants 02 Oct 2018 - 05:38 pm

BERLIN: Germany’s conservative-left coalition government agreed on Tuesday on the main elements of new legislation to attract high-skilled immigrants. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer...

Iran reaches 400 mln euro deal with Syria to build a power plant - ISNA 02 Oct 2018 - 04:20 pm

UN: Tobacco kills not just people, but the environment 02 Oct 2018 - 03:38 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization says smoking not only kills about 7 million people every year, but has a devastating impact on the...

Pakistan official: Roadside bomb kills 3 on security convoy 02 Oct 2018 - 03:34 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: A Pakistani official says a roadside bomb has hit a security convoy in the country's southwest, killing three members of a...

Turkey visit ‘sign of restored ties,’ says Dutch FM 02 Oct 2018 - 03:13 pm

ANKARA: The Dutch foreign minister has said his two-day visit to Turkey this week will show the mending of fences between Turkey and...

Number of U.S. diplomats doubled in Syria as Islamic State nears defeat: Pentagon chief 02 Oct 2018 - 02:46 pm

PARIS: The number of U.S. diplomats in Syria has doubled as Islamic State militants near a military defeat, U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis said...

Melania Trump arrives in Ghana, 1st stop on Africa tour 02 Oct 2018 - 02:31 pm

ACCRA, Ghana: Melania Trump has arrived in Ghana to open her first major solo international trip as U.S. first lady. She landed in...

Thousands of Polish police, firefighters march over pay 02 Oct 2018 - 02:15 pm

WARSAW, Poland: Thousands of disgruntled police, firefighters and other security services are marching through the Polish capital to demand higher pay and more...

Suicide bomber kills 13 at election rally in Afghanistan 02 Oct 2018 - 02:13 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber struck an election rally in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding...

New species of hummingbird identified in Ecuador 02 Oct 2018 - 12:09 pm

Quito, A team of ornithologists in Ecuador has identified a new species of hummingbird: a lovely blue-green creature that lives in a cold,...

German government agrees to plan to cut diesel pollution 02 Oct 2018 - 11:49 am

BERLIN: The German government backed plans Tuesday to help reduce pollution from diesel vehicles while easing the burden on consumers worried about costly...

Spanish PM raps Catalan leader after unrest in Barcelona 02 Oct 2018 - 11:38 am

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday rapped Catalonia's separatist leader Quim Torra for "encouraging radicals" a day after clashes erupted in...

Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200 02 Oct 2018 - 11:17 am

Palu, Indonesia, More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as...

Eurosceptics plan for Ireland will avoid hard border - former Brexit minister 02 Oct 2018 - 11:05 am

BIRMINGHAM, England: A plan by eurosceptic rebels in Britain's ruling party to rely on technology to check goods on the north-south land on...

Japan's PM reshuffles Cabinet; foreign, trade ministers stay 02 Oct 2018 - 10:29 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday, retaining key diplomatic and economy posts as Japan tackles tough trade talks...

On patrol with India's anti-plastic 'blue squad' 02 Oct 2018 - 10:15 am

Mumbai: Wearing matching blue Nehru jackets, the dozen inspectors fan out across Mumbai's hectic Crawford Market, each scouring for violators of an ambitious...