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UK: 100 Muslim women seek Johnson's ouster from Tories 09 Aug 2018 - 10:13 pm

LONDON: 100 Muslim women who wear the niqab or burqa have written to Brandon Lewis, chairman of the Conservative Party, demanding that Boris...

Palestinian shock after child killed, Israelis fear more rockets 09 Aug 2018 - 07:41 pm

Nuseirat: A Palestinian family called for answers Thursday as to why an Israeli air strike hit their relatives' home in the Gaza Strip,...

Latina press officer Helen Aguirre Ferre leaves White House 09 Aug 2018 - 07:41 pm

WASHINGTON: Helen Aguirre Ferre, one of the most prominent Latinos serving in the White House, has left her job as director of media...

UK Conservatives to investigate Boris Johnson burqa comments 09 Aug 2018 - 07:41 pm

LONDON: Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is facing a Conservative Party investigation over a column comparing women who wear face-covering veils to...

Hot in the Highlands: Scottish games defeated by heat wave 09 Aug 2018 - 06:29 pm

LONDON: In Scotland, which usually sees buckets of rain each summer, a traditional Highland Games event has fallen victim to Britain's summer heat...

Israeli aircraft bomb building in Gaza City 09 Aug 2018 - 06:29 pm

GAZA: Israeli aircraft bombed a multi-storey building in Gaza City on Thursday, local residents said, a few hours after Palestinian militants fired a...

Kabila move in DR Congo triggers relief, but uncertainty remains 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm

Kinshasa: By announcing he is formally stepping aside after 17 years in power, President Joseph Kabila has eased tensions in DR Congo but...

Kabila's would-be successor hails Congo ruler for step down 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm

The presidential candidate for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling coalition hailed incumbent Joseph Kabila as an "exceptional man” for not seeking re-election...

Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after asylum bid fails 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was in police custody on Thursday after Zambia rejected his asylum bid and deported him,...

New Russia sanctions over poisoning of former spy, daughter 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm

WASHINGTON: New sanctions against Russia will be imposed later this month for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempted assassination of a...

North Korea chides US for pressing sanctions 09 Aug 2018 - 05:50 pm

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea accused the United States on Thursday of pushing for international sanctions despite goodwill moves by Pyongyang and said progress on...

Russia vows to retaliate against new US sanctions 09 Aug 2018 - 05:36 pm

Moscow,: The Kremlin on Thursday vowed to retaliate against "unacceptable" new US sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in a nerve agent...

Kerala rains leave 24 dead, Cochin airport opens 09 Aug 2018 - 05:08 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: The death toll in rain-related incidents over the last 24 hours in Kerala reached 24 on Thursday as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan...

Israeli airstrikes kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza Strip 09 Aug 2018 - 11:34 am

JERUSALEM: At least three Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday. They include a...

Pakistan’s opposition parties protest election results 09 Aug 2018 - 12:04 am

KARACHI: Hundreds of parliamentarians and supporters of an 11-party grand opposition alliance on Wednesday staged a sit-in outside the election commission headquarters in...

Swedish pro-Gaza ship activists deported from Israel 08 Aug 2018 - 08:47 pm

Stockholm: Seven Swedish activists detained by Israel's navy for attempting to breach its blockade of Gaza have been deported to Sweden, the organisers...

Myanmar urged to take steps for return of Rohingya 08 Aug 2018 - 08:47 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Two United Nations agencies called on Myanmar to make "sustainable progress” for the return of Rohingya refugees, who have fled to...