World

Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS 15 Oct 2016 - 09:20 am

Benaulim, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to sign lucrative energy and defence deals Saturday, aimed...

New Syria talks to open in Switzerland 15 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am

Lausanne: Fresh diplomatic talks to end the Syrian conflict open in Switzerland on Saturday, the first since Washington halted bilateral negotiations with Moscow...

Wildfire burns 22 homes in Nevada 15 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am

A wildfire fanned by high winds destroyed 22 homes in a wooded area of northern Nevada on Friday, among them a mountain property...

Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed, officials say 15 Oct 2016 - 08:51 am

SIRTE, Libya: Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that killed...

150 nations agree major deal in Rwanda to cut greenhouse gases 15 Oct 2016 - 08:19 am

KIGALI: More than 150 nations meeting in Rwanda hammered out a global deal to cut back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and...

Obama warns 'democracy itself' at stake in US election 14 Oct 2016 - 08:03 pm

Cleveland: US President Barack Obama warned Friday that American "democracy itself" is on the ballot in November's presidential election, as White House concern...

Islamic State kills 12 military personnel in Egypt's Sinai 14 Oct 2016 - 07:50 pm

ISMAILIA: Islamist militants killed 12 members of Egypt’s military in North Sinai province and wounded six more in an attack on a checkpoint...

Grieving Thailand salutes late king 14 Oct 2016 - 06:59 pm

Bangkok: Massive crowds of weeping Thais and saluting soldiers lined the streets Friday as late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was borne through Bangkok, a...

Pakistan lifts travel ban for journalist but warns media 14 Oct 2016 - 06:45 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday lifted a travel ban on a prominent journalist over an article he wrote about an alleged rift between the...

Erdogan warns of 'plan B' over Mosul offensive 14 Oct 2016 - 05:52 pm

Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to resort to a "plan B" if Turkey's forces do not take part in the...

Intense air strikes batter Syria's Aleppo: monitor 14 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm

Beirut: Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out dozens of air strikes on rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Friday, a monitor said, as world...

Michelle Obama blasts Trump, he attacks media 'lies' 13 Oct 2016 - 09:37 pm

Washington: First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday launched an impassioned attack on Donald Trump over his "intolerable" attitude toward women, as the Republican...

“Absolutely false,” Trump says of allegations of inappropriate behavior with women 13 Oct 2016 - 09:30 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: Donald Trump on Thursday angrily denied several accusations of groping in a growing controversy over inappropriate behavior with women...

UN General Assembly elects Guterres as secretary-general 13 Oct 2016 - 09:16 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. General Assembly elected Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the next secretary-general of the United Nations, a post he pledged...

Dubai's Burj Khalifa lit up in pink for breast cancer 13 Oct 2016 - 09:10 pm

Dubai: The facade of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, was lit up in pink Thursday...

Efforts to beat tuberculosis fall far short, WHO warns 13 Oct 2016 - 09:03 pm

LONDON: Health authorities worldwide need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat a “deadly epidemic” of tuberculosis if they are to...

Portuguese nurses strike over pay, working hours 13 Oct 2016 - 08:54 pm

Lisbon: Nurses in Portugal began Thursday a 48-hour strike over pay, working hours and what they say is an acute shortage of staff...

Sanders among 5 senators asking Obama to order Dakota pipeline review 13 Oct 2016 - 08:47 pm

WASHINGTON: Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and four other U.S. senators on Thursday called on President Barack Obama to order a comprehensive...