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S.Korea prosecutors say President Park was accomplice in corruption scandal 20 Nov 2016 - 12:02 pm

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked...

Two dead in fighting in Myanmar town on China border 20 Nov 2016 - 11:42 am

Yangon: Two civilians were killed on Sunday when fighting broke out in a northern Myanmar town on the border with China, a region...

Erdogan says Turkey can spurn EU and join Shanghai Pact 20 Nov 2016 - 11:34 am

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey should not be "fixated" on joining the EU and has reiterated the idea of joining Russia...

19,000 homes without power in storm-hit France 20 Nov 2016 - 11:30 am

Rennes, France: Powerful winds gusting to hurricane force left around 19,000 homes in the western French region of Brittany without power early Sunday,...

Over 100 killed as Indian train derails 20 Nov 2016 - 11:25 am

Lucknow, India: An Indian express train derailed early Sunday, killing over 100 people in one of the country's worst rail disasters in years,...

Obama tells Latin America and world: give Trump time, don't assume worst 20 Nov 2016 - 10:25 am

LIMA: U.S. President Barack Obama did in Latin America what he tried to do in Europe: tell worried citizens not to draw negative...

For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate 20 Nov 2016 - 10:14 am

BEIRUT/AMMAN: On the eve of Donald Trump's election victory, members of a Western-backed Syrian rebel group met U.S. officials to ask about the...

166 arrests in Dutch 'anti-fascism' demo 20 Nov 2016 - 09:50 am

The Hague: Police Sunday said they had arrested 166 radical left-wingers at a protest in the Dutch capital The Hague over police violence....

Haitians vote hoping to restore constitutional order 20 Nov 2016 - 09:41 am

Port-au-Prince: Haitians go to the polls Sunday to elect a president and lawmakers, in hopes of restoring the country to constitutional order after...

India train accident death toll rises to 91: police 20 Nov 2016 - 09:35 am

Lucknow, India: At least 91 people were killed and scores injured after a passenger train derailed in northern India on Sunday, police said,...

As he shapes Cabinet, Trump meets former rival Romney and retired Gen. Mattis 20 Nov 2016 - 08:35 am

BEDMINSTER, N.J.: President-elect Donald Trump and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney set aside a fierce rivalry on Saturday and held talks likely...

Three-way race as French right holds presidential primary 20 Nov 2016 - 08:26 am

Paris: France's right-wing presidential hopefuls kick off their nominating contest Sunday as a sudden tightening of the race cast doubt on ex-president Nicolas...

Tidal power developers bet on sea change in Indonesia renewables sector 20 Nov 2016 - 08:11 am

JAKARTA: A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defence company DCNS, aim to be the...

Deadly India train accident kills 63: police 20 Nov 2016 - 07:39 am

Lucknow, India: A passenger train derailed in northern India Sunday, killing at least 63 travellers most of whom were sleeping when the fatal...

Third of children in poor countries miss school to work, research finds 20 Nov 2016 - 01:00 am

NEW YORK: Roughly a third of children in developing nations are forced to miss school because they must work, and the same number...

On website, thousands of Americans pledge to side with Muslims amid talk of registry 19 Nov 2016 - 08:48 pm

NEW YORK: Thousands of Americans have pledged online to stand in solidarity with Muslims in the United States amid suggestions from President-elect Donald...

Foundations laid to roll out Paris accord but poor short-changed 19 Nov 2016 - 08:38 pm

MARRAKESH, Morocco: Governments have plenty of unfinished business to hammer out a rule book for the new Paris Agreement on climate change by...