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One killed, several hurt in Austrian train crash 12 Feb 2018 - 04:09 pm

VIENNA: One person died and several were hurt when two trains collided in the Austrian province of Styria on Monday, police said. One...

Head held high, Kim's sister returns to North Korea 12 Feb 2018 - 04:05 pm

SEOUL: A prim, young woman with a high forehead and hair half swept back quietly gazes at the throngs of people pushing for...

Iraqi forces arrest Islamic State leader in Mosul 12 Feb 2018 - 03:58 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi authorities have arrested a leader of ISIS group during a security operation carried out by the joint forces east of the...

UN to take part in Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh 12 Feb 2018 - 03:43 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has signed a deal to involve the United Nations in the controversial process of returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar,...

Boston police face criticism for Black History Month tweet 12 Feb 2018 - 03:34 pm

BOSTON: Boston police are facing heavy criticism online for a now-deleted Twitter post for Black History Month that celebrated a white man. The...

Pakistani Taliban confirm deputy killed by drone, appoint new one 12 Feb 2018 - 03:31 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The Pakistani Taliban confirmed on Monday that their deputy leader was killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike last week and...

EU tells Turkey to avoid damaging actions after Cyprus ship incident 12 Feb 2018 - 03:27 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union's executive on Monday called on Turkey to "refrain from any actions that might damage good neighbourly relations" after Cyprus,...

Investigators search snow for clues to deadly Russian plane crash 12 Feb 2018 - 03:17 pm

Stepanovskoye, Russia: Rescuers on Monday searched through deep snow for body parts and debris after a Russian passenger plane crashed near Moscow minutes...

Iraq jails Turkish woman, Syrian for life over IS ties 12 Feb 2018 - 02:19 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a Turkish woman and a Syrian man to life in jail over ties to the Islamic...

Hong Kong cancels New Year fireworks to mourn bus crash victims 12 Feb 2018 - 02:18 pm

Hong Kong: A spectacular fireworks display staged annually over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour to mark Lunar New Year will be cancelled this year...

Small earthquake rattles China's capital, Beijing 12 Feb 2018 - 01:50 pm

BEIJING: A rare small earthquake rattled the Chinese capital Beijing on Monday, centered in an area just south of the city in the...

Turkey warns US to make or break strained ties 12 Feb 2018 - 01:23 pm

Istanbul: Turkey on Monday warned the United States it was time to either make or break ties between the NATO allies that have...

London City Airport scraps Monday flights as WW II bomb found 12 Feb 2018 - 12:48 pm

London City Airport, an important hub for business travelers, canceled all flights on Monday after the discovery nearby of an unexploded World War...

France FM visits Iraq to discuss reconstruction 12 Feb 2018 - 09:51 am

Baghdad, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Iraq on Monday to discuss the war-torn country's reconstruction with Iraqi officials after Baghdad declared...

Tonga declares state of emergency as cyclone looms 12 Feb 2018 - 09:50 am

Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga declared a state of emergency Monday and imposed a curfew in the capital Nuku'alofa as the Pacific island kingdom braced...

Florida bill would let bullied students go to private school 12 Feb 2018 - 09:28 am

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., From third to fifth grade, Alyson Hochstedler says bullies slammed her son into lockers and punched him. One threatened to...

Five star poster boy must convince Italy he won’t trash economy 12 Feb 2018 - 09:10 am

Luigi Di Maio sits straight as a board and glances down at his notes as he aims to convince some 400 business leaders...

Gas spill sparks highway inferno in China 12 Feb 2018 - 08:34 am

Beijing, A Chinese highway transformed into a raging inferno after an overturned tanker coated the road in liquid natural gas, creating a potential...