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Kerry in Argentina to talk trade on way to Rio Olympics 05 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Buenos Aires: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Argentina on Thursday to talk trade with President Mauricio Macri before heading to...

South Africa’s ANC loses in Zuma’s scandal-tinged hometown 04 Aug 2016 - 06:41 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town in this picture taken on March 17, 2016. REUTERS / Mike...

Crashing, burning planes don’t stop passengers from grabbing their luggage 04 Aug 2016 - 06:33 pm

Indian passengers (foreground) who said they were aboard the Emirati plane that caught fire the previous day during a crash-landing, wait for their...

Closing EU door to Turkey 'serious foreign policy mistake': Juncker 04 Aug 2016 - 06:25 pm

"If one gives the impression to Turkey now that, no matter what, the EU is not ready to take in Turkey, then I...

2 men arrested for alleged involvement in Bangladesh attack 04 Aug 2016 - 04:48 pm

Bangladesh police escort former North South University teacher, Hasnat Karim (C-L)) and Canadian university student, Tahmid Hasib (C-R) towards the court as suspects...

UN experts urge China to release jailed hunger striker 04 Aug 2016 - 04:27 pm

Guo Feixiong. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons GENEVA: A Chinese rights activist whose health is deteriorating after a three-month hunger strike should be released...

Ukraine rejects Russia's proposed ambassador to Kiev 04 Aug 2016 - 04:21 pm

Police officers sing the national anthem during a ceremony to mark the 1st anniversary of a reformed police service, part of Interior Ministry...

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops 04 Aug 2016 - 04:08 pm

By Sami Aboudi DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric has urged businessmen and banks to set up a fund to help soldiers stationed...

Science unmasks the woman Degas painted over 04 Aug 2016 - 04:02 pm

This undated handout picture released on August 4, 2016 by the Nature publishing Group shows an Edgar Degas painting "Portrait of a Woman"...

Palestinian PM: 'Israel violates children's rights' 04 Aug 2016 - 03:41 pm

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah gestures during an interview with AFP at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September...

Dubai airport operating with one runway after Emirates crash 04 Aug 2016 - 01:34 pm

Indian passengers (foreground) who said they were aboard the Emirati plane that caught fire the previous day during a crash-landing, wait for their...

Turkey’s Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses 04 Aug 2016 - 01:17 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan By Daren Butler and Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to cut off the...

Teen murder suspect held in London stabbing spree 04 Aug 2016 - 01:12 pm

Armed police personnel patrol in London's Trafalgar Square on August 4, 2016, following an overnight knife attack in Russell Square in which one...

"Jump! Jump!" - video shows chaos in cabin of crashed Emirates plane 04 Aug 2016 - 01:07 pm

A still image from video shows some passengers in an Emirates Airline airplane trying to access oxygen masks while others trying to retrieve...

In slap at Trump, some wealthy Republicans campaign for Clinton 04 Aug 2016 - 01:02 pm

Supporters of Republican President candidate Donald Trump cheer during his address of supporters at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum...

Woman killed, five wounded in central London knife attack 04 Aug 2016 - 12:53 pm

Armed police personnel patrol near London's Trafalgar Square on August 4, 2016, following an overnight knife attack in Russell Square in which one...

Saudi Arabia to provide airfares for stranded Indian workers 04 Aug 2016 - 12:07 pm

Saudi Labor Minister Mufrej al-Haqbani with Indian Minister of State for External Affairs General Vijay Kumar Singh in Riyadh. (Photo: VK Singh/Twitter) By...

Screams, smoke and a rush to safety in Dubai crash-landing 04 Aug 2016 - 11:05 am

Passengers and relatives wait for news after hearing that the Emirates flight EK521 travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai crash landed at Dubai International...