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Migrants seek refuge in small French port 03 Dec 2017 - 07:09 pm

Ouistreham, France: A year after France dismantled the notorious "Jungle" migrant camp at Calais, nearly 100 Africans can be found living out in...

Six dead as suicide blast hits Afghan political rally 03 Dec 2017 - 02:58 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least six people were killed when a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle into a crowd at a political rally in...

Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Ecuador 03 Dec 2017 - 02:55 pm

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck near the coast of Ecuador. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter is...

Trump denies asking FBI to drop Flynn probe 03 Dec 2017 - 02:46 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump denied Sunday having asked then FBI director James Comey to drop an investigation into former national security advisor...

Commander of Taliban ‘special forces’ killed in Afghanistan 03 Dec 2017 - 02:42 pm

KABUL: The commander of the Taliban’s “special forces” branch, known as the “Red Unit,” was killed last week in Helmand province by Afghan...

Myanmar social media anger after Pope uses 'Rohingya' word 03 Dec 2017 - 12:48 pm

Yangon: Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where...

Yemen's Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor 03 Dec 2017 - 12:47 pm

DUBAI: Yemen's Houthi group has fired a cruise missile towards a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the...

Joshua Wong leads 'anti-authoritarian' march in Hong Kong 03 Dec 2017 - 12:24 pm

Hong Kong: Around 1,000 people marched through Hong Kong Sunday, led by some of the city's high-profile democracy campaigners including Joshua Wong, in...

America First or America Alone? The withdrawal agenda 03 Dec 2017 - 11:53 am

Washington: Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the US has abandoned or threatened to quit several international accords under his "America...

UK warns its citizens of terrorist attacks in Nigeria 03 Dec 2017 - 10:56 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: The United Kingdom has asked its citizens to avoid traveling to Nigeria during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, owing...

Tropical storm in Indonesia kills 20 03 Dec 2017 - 10:46 am

JAKARTA: A tropical storm in Indonesia killed 20 people Sunday, according to Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) statement. BNPB said that...

France calls for national dialogue in Iraq 03 Dec 2017 - 10:39 am

PARIS: France’s objectives are peace and stability in Iraq and full implementation of an inclusive national government according to the 2005 constitution, French...

Shots fired at Tanzanian opposition leader's home 03 Dec 2017 - 10:31 am

MWANZA, Tanzania: Tanzanian opposition leader Joshua Nassari narrowly escaped death after unidentified gunmen invaded his home in Arusha, in the north of the...

US defense secretary arrives in Egypt 03 Dec 2017 - 10:05 am

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Egypt on Saturday as part of a tour of the Middle East. Mattis will...

Pope says he 'wept' while meeting Rohingya refugees 03 Dec 2017 - 09:40 am

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Saturday said he wept hearing the plight first-hand of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, adding that this meeting was...

American tourist killed in Costa Rica shark attack 03 Dec 2017 - 09:23 am

San José, A 49-year-old US female tourist was killed by a tiger shark this week while diving off a Costa Rican island in...

US pulls out of UN's Global Compact on Migration 03 Dec 2017 - 09:22 am

United Nations, United States: The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the...

North Koreans face Mongolia exit as UN sanctions bite 03 Dec 2017 - 09:17 am

Ulaanbaatar: North Koreans have toiled and slept at construction sites in Mongolia, they have operated cashmere sewing machines, and their acupuncture skills are...