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Nepal plane crash came after confused pilot-airport chatter 13 Mar 2018 - 02:37 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: "I say again, turn!" the air traffic controller called over the radio, his voice rising, as the flight from Bangladesh swerved...

7 years on, Syria war shifting gears but still deadly 13 Mar 2018 - 02:11 pm

Beirut: Syria enters its eighth year of war on Thursday, free of the jihadist "caliphate" but torn apart by an international power struggle...

'Destroyed' Venezuela needs $15 bln per year: presidential hopeful's aide 13 Mar 2018 - 01:55 pm

CARACAS: Venezuela needs to dollarize its economy, seek $15 billion to $20 billion a year from abroad, and ease oil sector taxes to...

Russia 'not guilty' of poisoning, ready to cooperate: Lavrov 13 Mar 2018 - 01:51 pm

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday insisted that Moscow is not to blame for the poisoning of a Russian former double...

Bus crash kills 38 in Ethiopia: state media 13 Mar 2018 - 01:48 pm

Addis Ababa: Thirty-eight people have died after the bus they were travelling in plunged off an embankment in northern Ethiopia, state media said...

Hillary Clinton: US did not 'deserve' Trump presidency 13 Mar 2018 - 01:46 pm

MUMBAI, India: Hillary Clinton told an audience in India that the United States did not "deserve" Donald Trump's presidency and these are "perilous...

Malaysian among militants who can succeed IS regional chief 13 Mar 2018 - 01:44 pm

MANILA, Philippines: An official says two militants, one Filipino and the other Malaysian, who survived the crushing of a siege of a southern...

Iranian parliament votes to retain labor minister 13 Mar 2018 - 01:42 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to retain the country's labor minister after a hearing on his alleged mismanagement of unemployment and...

China rejects Canadian accusation of steel dumping 13 Mar 2018 - 01:39 pm

Beijing: China on Tuesday dismissed Canadian accusations that it was flooding global markets with cheap steel, saying overcapacity in the industry was an...

Slovak PM under pressure to agree early election as coalition unravels 13 Mar 2018 - 01:37 pm

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was under pressure on Tuesday to agree to an early election after a junior party looked set...

Turkish forces 'surround' Syrian Kurdish city 13 Mar 2018 - 01:35 pm

Beirut: Turkey said Tuesday its army and allied rebels had surrounded the Kurdish city of Afrin in northern Syria, raising the prospect of...

U.S. detecting some Taliban interest in Afghan peace talks - Mattis 13 Mar 2018 - 01:33 pm

KABUL: The United States is picking up signs of interest from Taliban elements in exploring the possibility of talks with Kabul to end...

Malaysia's Mahathir says he can win a fair election but expects it to be "terribly dirty" 13 Mar 2018 - 01:31 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said his opposition alliance could easily win a general election that must be...

Man tries to attack police guard outside Austrian parliament 13 Mar 2018 - 01:15 pm

VIENNA: A man tried to drag a police guard out of his car outside the Austrian parliament building on Tuesday and was arrested,...

EU assures Britain of solidarity on nerve agent case 13 Mar 2018 - 01:03 pm

* EU promises to "stand with" Britain over poisoning * Until May decides move, EU won't act -diplomats * EU has only fragile...

Baghdad ends air blockade of Iraqi Kurdistan 13 Mar 2018 - 12:46 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi authorities said Tuesday they had ended a nearly six-month air blockade imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its holding of...

US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal: Exact number of dead and injured remains unclear 12 Mar 2018 - 09:28 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it...