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Questions raised by Giuliani comments on Stormy payment 04 May 2018 - 08:15 am

WASHINGTON: Rudy Giuliani's revelation that President Donald Trump reimbursed his personal attorney for a $130,000 payment to a porn star to keep her...

Trump acknowledges he repaid lawyer for 'Stormy' hush money 03 May 2018 - 07:48 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday he repaid his personal lawyer for hush money given to porn actress Stormy Daniels after claiming previously...

Focus on human rights fades as US, South Korea pursue North Korea deal 03 May 2018 - 07:21 pm

SEOUL: Absent from last week's summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was Pyongyang's human rights record, and the issue appears...

Germany arrests suspected member of Islamic State group 03 May 2018 - 05:14 pm

BERLIN: German authorities say they have arrested a 25-year-old Syrian man on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State extremist group....

Ohio man robs bank, then robs it again after prison 03 May 2018 - 04:54 pm

Chicago: A man in the US state of Ohio is accused of robbing a bank one day after being released from prison for...

Turkey ruling party names Erdogan as presidential candidate 03 May 2018 - 03:41 pm

Ankara: Turkey's ruling party on Thursday confirmed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its candidate to run in snap polls in June, while the...

National Film Award winners miffed over ceremony 03 May 2018 - 03:24 pm

New Delhi: Over 60 National Film Awards recipients have decided to not attend the award distribution ceremony here on Thursday as President Ram...

Russia: 2 dead in fighter jet crash off Syrian coast 03 May 2018 - 02:37 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian fighter jet crashed Thursday off the coast of Syria, killing both pilots, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, which said the...

Two teenagers gang raped in India, one commits suicide 03 May 2018 - 01:28 pm

NEW DELHI: Two teenagers have been gang raped in separate incidents in India in the past four days, highlighting a rape epidemic that...

US trade team arrives in Beijing for talks, China media cautious 03 May 2018 - 12:52 pm

Beijing: A US trade delegation arrived in China on Thursday for talks on tariffs, with state media saying China will stand up to...

Gunmen kidnap German nurse in Somalia capital 03 May 2018 - 12:49 pm

Mogadishu: Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in...

Cambridge Analytica and British parent shut down after Facebook scandal 03 May 2018 - 12:35 pm

Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd,...

Cracks in Scottish nuclear reactor core prompt safety checks 03 May 2018 - 12:19 pm

LONDON: A reactor at EDF Energy's Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland will remain offline for additional safety checks after cracks were...

Ahead of independence vote, Macron visits key French Pacific foothold 03 May 2018 - 11:45 am

Noumea: President Emmanuel Macron made his first visit to the French archipelago of New Caledonia Thursday, where tensions are running high ahead of...

Russia says war plane crashes in Syria, killing two pilots - agencies 03 May 2018 - 11:18 am

MOSCOW: The Russian military said a Sukhoi-30 multi-role fighter jet had crashed in Syria on Thursday, killing both of its pilots, Russian news...

Hundreds prepare to exit rebel areas near Damascus: state media 03 May 2018 - 10:56 am

Damascus: Hundreds of rebels and civilians prepared to leave Thursday from three districts south of Syria's capital, state media said, under a negotiated...