World

New York launches suicide prevention programme 09 Jun 2018 - 10:54 am

New York, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has launched a suicide prevention programme in the wake of two high-profile suicides of celebrity...

US fears of 'mystery weapon' revived by new China diplomat cases 09 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am

Hong Kong: A US health alert issued for China over a mysterious illness has revived fears of a rumoured sonic weapon that first...

Somalia's al Shabaab claims attack in which US soldier died 09 Jun 2018 - 10:17 am

MOGADISHU, Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack in which a US commando was killed and four others were...

Queen's honors for Emma Thompson, Tom Hardy, Keira Knightley 09 Jun 2018 - 09:45 am

LONDON, British film stars Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and Tom Hardy and Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro are among those receiving honors in...

Celebrity chef, author, TV food show host Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 09 Jun 2018 - 09:24 am

Kaysersberg, France, Anthony Bourdain, the affable American celebrity chef and author who shared his voracious curiosity for the world's food and cultures with...

Afghan Taliban break new ground with surprise Eid ceasefire 09 Jun 2018 - 08:52 am

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer...

Hezbollah leader says to stay in Syria 09 Jun 2018 - 01:55 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah will remain in Syria as long as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants it there, the group's leader said on...

Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians as Gaza protest resumes 09 Jun 2018 - 01:30 am

Gaza: Israeli troops killed four Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others on Friday with live fire and tear gas used against protesters at...

Singapore summit site run by family with Trump-like ambition 08 Jun 2018 - 11:14 pm

WASHINGTON: The Singapore coastal hotel where President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plan to meet on June 12 is...

Trump deepens G7 divide with call to readmit Russia 08 Jun 2018 - 07:07 pm

La Malbaie, Canada: President Donald Trump drove the wedge splitting Washington from its Western allies even deeper on Friday with a shock call...

Austrian government to shut seven mosques and deport 40 imams 08 Jun 2018 - 07:00 pm

Vienna: The right-wing Austrian government has decided to shut seven mosques and deport up to 40 imams as part of what it said...

Trump attorney says Kim Jong Un 'begged' for summit: report 07 Jun 2018 - 08:55 pm

Washington: Donald Trump's attorney said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un begged "on his hands and knees" for a summit with the US...

Giuliani: Stormy Daniel has 'no reputation,' affair not credible 07 Jun 2018 - 08:55 pm

LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Stormy Daniels' claim she had sex with Trump in 2006 isn't credible because she's...

Quitting Syria too soon would be a 'blunder': Mattis 07 Jun 2018 - 07:55 pm

Brussels: US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis warned Friday it would be a "strategic blunder" to pull out of Syria before UN-led peace...

Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi - pro league a lucrative hit in India 07 Jun 2018 - 07:14 pm

MUMBAI: The success of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament has spawned several copycat competitions in other sports but Kabaddi left them all...

Afghan president announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban 07 Jun 2018 - 06:06 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a weeklong cease-fire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday marking the end...

Turkey suspends migrant deal with Greece 07 Jun 2018 - 05:00 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's foreign minister is quoted as saying that his country is suspending a bilateral agreement with Greece that allows Athens to...