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Russia denies British allegations that Moscow was behind cyber-attack 15 Feb 2018 - 01:03 pm

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday Russia categorically denies allegations from a British official that Russia was responsible for the "NotPetya"...

UK blames Russian military for 'NotPetya' cyber-attack 15 Feb 2018 - 12:44 pm

London: Britain on Thursday accused the Russian military of being behind last year's "NotPetya" cyber-attack, which started in Ukraine and Russiabefore spreading globally,...

Ramaphosa set to become new South African president Thursday 15 Feb 2018 - 12:05 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday was elected as South Africa's new president by ruling party legislators after the resignation of Jacob Zuma, whose...

US Secretary of State kept waiting at Lebanese palace 15 Feb 2018 - 11:55 am

BEIRUT: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was kept waiting at Lebanon's presidential palace for several minutes before his Lebanese counterpart greeted him...

Zuma's reluctant exit ushers in new S.African president 15 Feb 2018 - 11:35 am

Johannesburg: South Africa prepared to welcome wealthy former businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as its new president Thursday after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under intense...

Suspect's 'disturbing' social media posts being dissected 15 Feb 2018 - 11:18 am

PARKLAND, Fla., The suspect in a deadly rampage at a Florida high school is a troubled teenager who posted disturbing material on social...

Pentagon chief urges Turkey to stay focused on fighting Islamic State 15 Feb 2018 - 10:51 am

BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Turkey to remain focused on fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, a Pentagon statement on Thursday...

Florida high school shooting plunges city into mourning 15 Feb 2018 - 10:06 am

PARKLAND, Fla.: Just before the shooting broke out, some students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School thought they were having another fire drill....

Flu-stricken Texas teacher's death puts focus on antivirals 15 Feb 2018 - 09:48 am

DALLAS: A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after...

Australian PM to ban affairs between ministers and staff 15 Feb 2018 - 09:32 am

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday said ministers will be banned from relationships with staff under a new code of conduct...

Shots fired: FBI probing why SUV tried to enter NSA campus 15 Feb 2018 - 09:27 am

FORT MEADE, Md.: The FBI is trying to determine why a black SUV carrying three people tried to enter a top-secret intelligence site...

Duterte offers kill bounty for rebels to save on war costs 15 Feb 2018 - 08:55 am

MANILA, Philippines, The Philippine president has offered a nearly $500 bounty for each communist rebel killed by government forces to save on anti-insurgency...

Cleric behind bombing in Indonesian capital goes on trial 15 Feb 2018 - 08:40 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia, A key ideologue for Islamic State militants in Indonesia went on trial Thursday for ordering acts of terror including a 2016...

Bipartisan group in US Senate unveils immigration plan, defying Trump 15 Feb 2018 - 08:26 am

Washington, With US immigration reform efforts hanging by a thread, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a compromise plan Wednesday to protect so-called...

Boarding now for a flight from Tokyo to Paris that never takes off 15 Feb 2018 - 08:07 am

TOKYO, Fasten your seatbelts for a flight departing to Paris, and never leave the ground. That's exactly what 12 passengers did at First...

French forces kill at least 10 jihadists in Mali: military sources 15 Feb 2018 - 07:38 am

Bamako, French air power on Wednesday killed at least 10 jihadists in northeast Mali near the border with Algeria, local and foreign military...

Morgan Tsvangirai, the 'nearly man' of Zimbabwe 14 Feb 2018 - 10:53 pm

HARARE: A powerful orator from humble beginnings, Morgan Tsvangirai was arguably Zimbabwe's most popular politician and came within a whisker of unseating Robert...