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Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro well positioned for 2018 elections: Poll 29 Oct 2017 - 10:15 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro would make it to a second round...

‘Margaret Thatcher is my role model’ -German far-right AfD leader 29 Oct 2017 - 10:02 pm

BERLIN: Alice Weidel, a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is her...

#Metoo campaign moves to French streets 29 Oct 2017 - 10:02 pm

Paris: Several hundred people took the "Me too" online campaign against sexual harassment and assault started by the Harvey Weinstein affair onto the...

Ex-Burkina leader's brother held held over reporter's murder 29 Oct 2017 - 09:49 pm

Paris: The exiled brother of Burkina Faso's ousted ex-president Blaise Compaore was arrested at a Paris airport Sunday over the 1998 murder of...

“Nobody stood with the Kurds” says bitter Barzani 29 Oct 2017 - 09:06 pm

BAGHDAD: Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani gave a bitter speech on Sunday to announce his resignation, saying no one outside the Kurds’ home region...

Speculation rife as first arrest in US Russia probe said near 29 Oct 2017 - 08:59 pm

Washington: Official Washington was abuzz this weekend over reports that a grand jury has charged at least one person stemming from the US...

Somalia sacks security chiefs as attack toll hits 27 29 Oct 2017 - 07:48 pm

Mogadishu: The death toll from a deadly attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 27 on Sunday, prompting the Somali government to...

Horror at how South Africa let 141 mentally-ill patients die 29 Oct 2017 - 07:43 pm

Johannesburg, Oct 29, 2017 (AFP) - Weeks of gruelling testimonies at an inquiry in South Africa have tried to answer an unfathomable question...

Kurdish leader Barzani’s dream of independence led to downfall 29 Oct 2017 - 07:00 pm

ERBIL: Masoud Barzani, who spent decades leading the long-oppressed Kurds, confirmed on Sunday he was stepping down as president of the Kurdistan Regional...

Iran blocks 'illegal' rally at ancient king's tomb 29 Oct 2017 - 06:39 pm

Tehran: Iranian authorities on Sunday prevented an "illegal gathering" at the tomb of ancient Persian king Cyrus the Great and arrested a number...

Barzani says to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq 29 Oct 2017 - 05:30 pm

Arbil, Iraq: Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping...

Somalia sacks security chiefs as attack toll hits 27 29 Oct 2017 - 05:25 pm

Mogadishu: The death toll from a deadly weekend attack on a hotel in Mogadishu has risen to 27, the Somali government said Sunday,...

Funeral for late Thai king Bhumibol draws to a close 29 Oct 2017 - 04:22 pm

Bangkok: A year of official mourning for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was to end Sunday after a lavish five-day funeral full of...

Mass unity rally in Barcelona 29 Oct 2017 - 02:16 pm

Barcelona: Chanting "Viva Espana", thousands of protesters gathered in the Catalan capital Barcelona Sunday, furious at a move by the region's now deposed...

Sri Lanka scraps private medical college amid protests 29 Oct 2017 - 02:12 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka announced Sunday the closure of a private medical college at the centre of a long-running controversy over teaching standards. Government...

Kenya’s future in limbo after disputed elections 29 Oct 2017 - 02:07 pm

NAIROBI: As this East African nation tries to find a resolution to a political crisis that threatens to explode into widespread violence, observers...

Heathrow probes how security data found on London street 29 Oct 2017 - 02:05 pm

London: Heathrow Airport said Sunday it has launched an internal investigation after a memory stick containing extensive security information was found on a...

Pakistan frees 68 Indian fishermen held for trespassing 29 Oct 2017 - 01:59 pm

Karachi: Pakistan on Sunday released 68 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said. Indian and Pakistani fishermen are frequently...