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Catalan parliament postpones vote on new leader 10 Mar 2018 - 02:15 pm

BARCELONA: Catalonia has postponed until further notice the election of a new regional president after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that candidate Jordi Sanchez...

India, France security accord has China in mind 10 Mar 2018 - 01:38 pm

New Delhi: China's mighty strategic shadow hangs over an accord signed by India and France on Saturday aimed at stepping up military cooperation...

Syrian army intensifies Ghouta assault - Syrian state TV 10 Mar 2018 - 01:38 pm

BEIRUT, The Syrian army has intensified its operations in the central part of rebel-held eastern Ghouta, state television reported on Saturday, an area...

Putin says will not change constitution to cling to power 10 Mar 2018 - 01:19 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to be reelected for a fourth term in an upcoming ballot, said Saturday he had...

As economic problems pile up, Iran cautiously weighs changes 10 Mar 2018 - 01:16 pm

TEHRAN, Iran, Labor strikes. Nationwide protests. Bank failures. In recent months, Iran has been beset by economic problems despite the promises surrounding the...

Trump's ex-aide Bannon to address National Front congress in France 10 Mar 2018 - 12:29 pm

PARIS, Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, a champion of Donald Trump's "America First" agenda, will address the party congress of France's far-right...

At least 5 killed in central Nigeria: police 10 Mar 2018 - 11:58 am

Lagos, Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least five people in central Nigeria's Plateau state, police said Saturday, in the latest...

Food arrives in Syria's battered Eastern Ghouta 10 Mar 2018 - 09:29 am

Douma, Syria: The Syrian army continued its offensive against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Saturday, a day after an aid convoy delivered food to the...

3 workers killed at California veterans center, gunman dead 10 Mar 2018 - 09:19 am

YOUNTVILLE, Calif., Three workers for a program that treats veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder were found dead Friday along with the suspect who...

U.S.'s Tillerson 'not feeling well', cancels activities in Kenya 10 Mar 2018 - 08:49 am

Nairobi: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cancelled scheduled events on Saturday on the second day of a visit to Kenya because "he...

Love thy neighbor: US sanctuary churches protect Trump-era migrants 10 Mar 2018 - 08:18 am

Greensboro, United States: Business owner Oscar Canales has spent the past three months confined to a church basement in the US city of...

Philippines slams U.N. rights chief for 'disrespectful' remarks about Duterte 10 Mar 2018 - 08:04 am

MANILA: The Philippine foreign minister hit back on Saturday at the United Nations' human rights chief for issuing "irresponsible and disrespectful" comments about...

Macron-Modi love on show as France courts India 10 Mar 2018 - 07:56 am

New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday said he wanted his country to be India's best partner in Europe as he started a...

22 crew members rescued from burning Denmark ship in Arabian Sea reach India 09 Mar 2018 - 08:45 pm

NEW DELHI: Twenty-two crewmembers evacuated from a Singapore-flagged cargo ship that caught fire in the Arabian Sea earlier this week have reached India,...

World leaders welcome planned talks between Trump and North Korea leader 09 Mar 2018 - 08:37 pm

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: World leaders welcomed prospects for a possible thaw in the long standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program on Friday after U.S....

Tillerson says Kenya should not stifle media, threaten courts 09 Mar 2018 - 08:15 pm

NAIROBI: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that he had shared his concerns with Kenya's president about the importance of...

Kenya president, opposition leader pledge reconciliation 09 Mar 2018 - 08:08 pm

Nairobi: President Uhuru Kenyatta met opposition leader Raila Odinga in public on Friday for the first time since last year's hotly-disputed elections, with...