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Soul-searching as symbol of 70s Singapore faces demolition 22 Feb 2018 - 11:02 am

Singapore: The looming demolition of a horseshoe-shaped tower block that symbolised Singapore's growth from a port town to an affluent city-state has sparked...

Trailing rivals, Mexico ruling party candidate insists he can win 22 Feb 2018 - 10:54 am

Mexico City: Jose Antonio Meade, the presidential candidate trying to keep Mexico's deeply unpopular ruling party in power, insisted Wednesday he can still...

Blinded investigator to Indonesia graft fighters: Stay brave 22 Feb 2018 - 10:35 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia: An anti-corruption investigator blinded by an acid attack is urging graft fighters to "stay brave" as he returns to Indonesia after...

Afghan official: Taliban attack local police, killing 8 22 Feb 2018 - 10:28 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says Taliban fighters have attacked a police security post in central Ghazni province, killing eight local police. Arif...

Trump suggests arming teachers at emotional meeting with shooting survivors 22 Feb 2018 - 08:29 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers to deter mass shootings as he faced broken voices, tears and demands for action at...

50 girls missing from Nigerian town after Boko Haram attack 22 Feb 2018 - 08:17 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, About 50 girls have been missing since Boko Haram extremists attacked a village in northern Nigeria that has a girls' boarding...

Suspected grenade attack on US embassy compound in Montenegro: govt 22 Feb 2018 - 08:05 am

Podgorica, Montenegro, An unknown person blew themself up after throwing a suspected grenade into the US embassy compound in Podgorica, the Montenegrin government...

Amnesty says Rohingya crisis consequence of society "encouraged to hate" 22 Feb 2018 - 07:51 am

LONDON: The crisis in Myanmar and reported massacres of Rohingya Muslims are the consequence of a society encouraged to hate and a lack...

Merkel ally blasts foreign minister for questioning NATO target 21 Feb 2018 - 10:00 pm

BERLIN: Germany risks losing international credibility if it retreats from its commitment to increase military spending towards the NATO target, a key member...

Egypt arrests 6 on a farm owned by Muslim Brotherhood politician 21 Feb 2018 - 09:55 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's official news agency says police have arrested six suspected Muslim Brotherhood members on a farm allegedly owned by a recently detained...

Syria's Ghouta residents wait to die as more bombs fall 21 Feb 2018 - 09:14 pm

BEIRUT: Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta district said they were waiting their "turn to die" on Wednesday, amid one of the most intense...

At least 36 dead as bus veers off cliff in Peru 21 Feb 2018 - 08:14 pm

LIMA, Peru: Police say at least 36 people were killed when a double-deck bus veered off a highway and tumbled 200 meters (about...

Migrant recounts his deportation from Israel 21 Feb 2018 - 07:58 pm

KAMPALA, Uganda: Inside the immigration office in Tel Aviv, Yohannes Tesfagabr considered his options. He could not return to Eritrea, a country he...

Gaza to pump sewage straight into sea as crisis worsens 21 Feb 2018 - 07:25 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Municipalities in Gaza announced Wednesday they will pump sewage straight into the sea from the Palestinian coastal enclave due...

Trump again attacks Obama over Russia 21 Feb 2018 - 05:41 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is again attacking his predecessor, suggesting he should have done more to prevent Russian election meddling. Trump said on...

Kuwait receives H225 helicopters from France 21 Feb 2018 - 05:23 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Interior announced Wednesday the arrival of the two H225 helicopters from France after a five-day journey. The ministry's public...

UK PM May wants EU citizens to stay after Brexit 21 Feb 2018 - 05:09 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she wants all European Union citizens lawfully living in Britain to remain after Brexit...

Trump says more must be done to protect children 21 Feb 2018 - 04:57 pm

WASHINGTON: As a grieving Florida community demanded action on guns, President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to move to ban...