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South Koreans march to protest US missile defence system 25 Jun 2017 - 12:29 am

Seoul: Thousands of protesters marched near the US embassy in Seoul on Saturday, accusing President Donald Trump of "forcing" South Korea to deploy...

15 dead, 120 missing in landslide in Sichuan's Maoxin 25 Jun 2017 - 12:29 am

A desperate search for scores of survivors is under way in southwest China after a massive landslide buried a mountain village, killing at...

Putin praises Russia's 'unique' spy network 24 Jun 2017 - 10:06 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised Russia's network of intelligence officers as "unique people" who are devoted to the country. "To give...

India’s Maharashtra state to waive $5.27 billion in farm debts 24 Jun 2017 - 09:00 pm

MUMBAI: India’s Maharashtra state, home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, will waive $5.27 billion of farm loans, the latest state to offer...

India clears plan for $3.10bn second airport for Delhi 24 Jun 2017 - 04:05 pm

NEW DELHI: India will build a second international airport near its capital city in the next four to five years, costing an estimated...

17-year-old Palestinian injured with in Kafr Qaddum clashes 24 Jun 2017 - 01:43 pm

Qalqiliya: A Palestinian teenager was injured with live fire on Friday as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly march in the village of Kafr...

At least five bodies found after huge China landslide: official 24 Jun 2017 - 01:40 pm

Beijing: Rescuers have recovered at least five bodies after a massive landslide buried a village in southwest China on Saturday, an official said,...

Second French journalist dies after being wounded in Mosul 24 Jun 2017 - 01:32 pm

PARIS: French journalist Veronique Robert has died in Paris after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul earlier this week, her employer France...

Belgium convicts Emirati princesses of abusing servants 24 Jun 2017 - 01:30 pm

Brussels: A Belgian court convicted eight Emirati royals on Friday of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants at a Brussels hotel,...

Liberia, China sign first steel manufacturing deal 24 Jun 2017 - 11:56 am

MONROVIA, Liberia: Liberia and a Chinese company signed Friday the first ever steel manufacturing agreement in the West African country in more than...

Gripping tales lure war-weary Syrians to Damascus cafe 24 Jun 2017 - 11:53 am

Damascus: With a slender sword in one hand and an antique storybook in the other, Ahmad al-Lahham captivates a packed Damascus coffeehouse with...

Nigeria: Senate chief slams appeal of acquittal ruling 24 Jun 2017 - 11:50 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria's senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday condemned the government's appeal against the tribunal ruling that acquitted him from corruption charges...

UN experts due in DR Congo to investigate killings 24 Jun 2017 - 11:47 am

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: UN experts will be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate violence in which hundreds of...

Pakistan: Over 35 killed in suicide attacks 24 Jun 2017 - 11:44 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: More than 35 people were killed and around 85 others sustained injuries in suicide attacks in Pakistan's southwestern province and northwestern...

Zambia arrests senior leaders of opposition party 24 Jun 2017 - 11:41 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: Zambia police Friday arrested and detained the entire provincial executive committee of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) in...

Myanmar releases 67 child soldiers 24 Jun 2017 - 11:38 am

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's armed forces Friday released 67 child soldiers from their ranks, its first discharge this year as part of a process...

Iraqi police rescue civilians from IS-held W. Mosul 24 Jun 2017 - 11:35 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Federal Police on Friday rescued more than 200 civilian residents who had been trapped inside Islamic State-held western Mosul, according to...