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China ready for proportionate response to U.S. tariffs: envoy 03 Apr 2018 - 08:16 am

BEIJING: China will take counter-measures of the "same proportion" and scale if the United States imposes further tariffs on Chinese goods, China's ambassador...

UN disputes Morocco's claims of incursions in Western Sahara 03 Apr 2018 - 12:46 am

United Nations, United States: The United Nations on Monday disputed claims by Morocco that the Polisario Front had carried out incursions in a...

Israel in deal to resettle Africa migrants, then backtracks 03 Apr 2018 - 12:46 am

JERUSALEM: Israel announced a deal with the U.N. on Monday to resettle African migrants in Western nations, but hours later put the agreement...

Thousands of teachers march for US school funding 03 Apr 2018 - 12:21 am

Chicago: Thousands of teachers took to the streets of Kentucky and Oklahoma on Monday, rallying in the latest show of force by angry...

Homicide rate in London on the rise; knife crime to blame 03 Apr 2018 - 12:21 am

LONDON: The homicide rate in London so far has increased each month in 2018 as the British capital experiences a rise in knife-related...

Texas man who invoked 'affluenza' defense released from jail 02 Apr 2018 - 09:15 pm

FORT WORTH, Texas: Ethan Couch, who as a 16-year-old driver drunkenly struck and killed four pedestrians but dodged prison after suggesting at trial...

Gazan dies of wounds, death toll rises to 18 02 Apr 2018 - 09:04 pm

Gaza CITY, Palestine: A Palestinian succumbed to his wounds in the Gaza Strip on Monday, taking to 18 the death toll of Palestinians...

Mandela and his three wives: Evelyn, Winnie and Graca 02 Apr 2018 - 08:43 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela ducked out of an arranged marriage when he was a student, then went on to wed three times. His first...

Caste protests across India leave at least six dead 02 Apr 2018 - 08:11 pm

New Delhi: Low-caste Dalits fought street battles with police on Monday that left at least six dead as protests against a Supreme Court...

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 'mother', then 'mugger', of new South Africa of post-Apartheid 02 Apr 2018 - 07:05 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Hailed as mother of the 'new' South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to...

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela dies at 81 02 Apr 2018 - 06:55 pm

Johannesburg: Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 81, triggering an outpouring of tributes...

Lavrov says spy poisoning could be 'in interests' of UK govt 02 Apr 2018 - 02:58 pm

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday suggested that the poisoning of a former double agent could benefit the British government by...

Kuwait parliament committee approves fees on remittance by expatriates 02 Apr 2018 - 01:42 pm

The parliamentary financial and economic affairs committee on Sunday approved bills imposing fees on expatriates' remittances, Kuwait News Agency reported. In a statement,...

Moscow says not responsible for spat with the West 02 Apr 2018 - 01:23 pm

MOSCOW: How far a row escalates between Moscow and the West over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain does not...

Philippines starts vote recount in Marcos son's contest for vice presidency 02 Apr 2018 - 01:13 pm

MANILA: The Philippines on Monday began a manual recount of votes in a vice presidential election after the son and namesake of former...

18 killed in Boko Haram attack on Nigerian army base, villages 02 Apr 2018 - 01:02 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base and two surrounding villages near the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri overnight, killing at...

Rebels begin evacuating from last opposition pocket of Syria's Ghouta: state media 02 Apr 2018 - 12:58 pm

Damascus: Rebels began evacuating the last opposition holdout of Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Monday, state television said, a day after regime ally Russia...