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Viral video of assault on Paris woman sparks probe 30 Jul 2018 - 06:06 pm

Paris: Paris prosecutors have opened an inquiry after a young woman posted a shocking video of a man punching her in broad daylight...

New MH370 probe shows controls manipulated, but mystery remains unsolved 30 Jul 2018 - 04:15 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Investigators released a report on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Monday, saying the Boeing 777's controls were likely deliberately manipulated...

India leaves 4 million people off citizens' list in Assam, triggers deportation fear 30 Jul 2018 - 03:09 pm

MUMBAI: More than 4 million people were excluded from a draft list of citizens released on Monday by a census official for India's...

Flydubai pilot investigated after failing alcohol test 30 Jul 2018 - 02:32 pm

DUBAI: A flydubai pilot is facing disciplinary action after failing an alcohol test in Nepal on Sunday before they were due to operate...

36 women, children kidnapped by IS last week in Syria's Sweida: Report 30 Jul 2018 - 01:13 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State group kidnapped dozens of Druze women and children when it attacked their villages last week in Syria's southern province...

Imran Khan close to forming Pakistan coalition, cabinet decided 30 Jul 2018 - 11:13 am

Pakistan’s Imran Khan is close to forming a coalition government and has decided his cabinet, which will name former Engro Corp head Asad...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe emerges, rejects ruling party in election 29 Jul 2018 - 10:43 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: In a surprise address to the nation after months of silence, Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe emerged just hours before Monday's...

Israel denies entry to 90 Turkish tourists 29 Jul 2018 - 10:40 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel has denied entry to 90 Turkish citizens on the ground that they did not have visas, a Turkish tour operator said...

Nazis, racists, bigots: Extremism on US ballot in 2018 29 Jul 2018 - 10:40 pm

Washington: Arthur Jones is an avowed Nazi. John Fitzgerald says the Holocaust is a myth. Rick Tyler wants to "make America white again."...

Mali votes in presidential election after violence-marred campaign 29 Jul 2018 - 10:40 pm

Bamako: More than eight million Malians will go to the polls on Sunday in a key electoral test for the fragile Sahel state,...

Trump says met with New York Times Publisher Sulzberger on `fake news' 29 Jul 2018 - 10:40 pm

A recent meeting between Donald Trump and the publisher of the New York Times became a public spat Sunday when the president characterized...

Flood hits over 300 Rohingya shelters in no man’s land 29 Jul 2018 - 09:37 pm

ANKARA: More than 300 Rohingya shelters in no man’s land were hit by a flood on Tuesday night, a local online broadcaster reported...

Deadly Northern California wildfire rages largely unchecked 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

REDDING: Fire crews facing several weather uncertainties Sunday struggled to corral a deadly blaze in Northern California that has left thousands of dazed...

Children, great-grandmother among 5 dead in California wildfire 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

Redding: Two children and their great-grandmother were among the five killed in a Northern California wildfire as fire crews battled on to quell...

Giuliani says Trump could soon decide on Mueller interview 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the president may be open to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller even if...

Egyptian president 'upset' over online calls for resignation 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president zealously defended his economic policies on Sunday, saying he was left with no choice but to embrace painful...

After prison release, Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi considers law study 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

NABI SALEH, West Bank: Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers, walked...

Israel navy intercepts activist boat trying to break Gaza blockade 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's navy on Sunday intercepted a Norwegian-flagged activist boat trying to break its more than decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, the...