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Polls open in Sierra Leone's runoff presidential vote 31 Mar 2018 - 12:56 pm

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: Polls opened Saturday morning in Sierra Leone's runoff presidential election, which had been delayed by a few days after a...

Expelled Russian diplomats set to leave US Saturday: ambassador 31 Mar 2018 - 11:49 am

Moscow: Sixty Russian diplomats expelled by the United States in response to an apparent attempt to assassinate a former double agent in Britain...

UK must cut "just over 50" more of its diplomatic staff in Russia: Foreign Ministry 31 Mar 2018 - 11:35 am

MOSCOW: Moscow has told Britain it must cut "just over 50" more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia in a worsening...

Oil spill cleanup fire kills two in Indonesia 31 Mar 2018 - 11:21 am

Jakarta: At least two people died in a fire as Indonesian authorities tried to cleanup an oil spill off Borneo island Saturday, an...

Protests erupt in California after shooting of black man 31 Mar 2018 - 10:26 am

SACRAMENTO, Calif.: About 200 demonstrators squared off with police in riot gear overnight in California's capital and more protests are planned for Saturday,...

Russia complains about alleged search of airplane in London 31 Mar 2018 - 09:56 am

LONDON: The Russian Embassy in Britain has complained about the alleged search of a Russian airliner that landed at London's Heathrow Airport. The...

Super typhoon may flood one third of central Tokyo: survey 31 Mar 2018 - 09:24 am

Tokyo: One third of central Tokyo could be left under water and nearly four million people affected if a super typhoon strikes the...

Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon 31 Mar 2018 - 08:58 am

An Israeli spy drone crashed today between the district of Bint Jbeil in Nabatieh province south of Lebanon. Lebanon's national news agency reported...

Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting 31 Mar 2018 - 08:48 am

MINGORA, Pakistan: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since she...

S. Korean musicians leave for Pyongyang performance 31 Mar 2018 - 08:42 am

Seoul: K-pop stars led a group of South Korean musicians departing for Pyongyang Saturday to take part in the latest set of cross-border...

Unarmed California man shot eight times by police: autopsy 30 Mar 2018 - 11:25 pm

Los Angeles: Unarmed Californian Stephon Clark was shot eight times -- mostly in the back -- by police in Sacramento, according to a...

Lawsuit: Priest spent $45K on indoor pool for lavish estate 30 Mar 2018 - 11:25 pm

MASON, Mich.: A Catholic priest accused of embezzling more than $5 million from his central Michigan church spent about $100,000 on an indoor...

Six weeks of daily protests after Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians in bloodiest day in Gaza since 2014 30 Mar 2018 - 09:32 pm

GAZA CITY: Thousands of Palestinians marched to Gaza's border with Israel on Friday in the largest such demonstration in recent memory, and 15...

Leftist looms large as Mexico presidential race opens 30 Mar 2018 - 09:26 pm

Mexico City: The campaign for Mexico's July 1 presidential election officially opened Friday, with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a veteran leftist promising a...

Facebook sued for housing discrimination 30 Mar 2018 - 08:42 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Facebook for enabling housing discrimination. The housing rights activists, led by the...

Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman who killed 49, acquitted 30 Mar 2018 - 08:33 pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub was acquitted Friday of helping her...

Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians in Gaza border protests 30 Mar 2018 - 07:55 pm

GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER: At least 12 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along...