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IS defends final pocket of dying 'caliphate' in Syria 18 Feb 2019 - 08:55 am

Baghouz, Syria: Islamic State group jihadists were defending the last pocket of their "caliphate" in Syria on Monday, as EU foreign ministers meet...

India's top court revokes order to reopen Vedanta smelter 18 Feb 2019 - 08:26 am

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Monday set aside an order by an environmental court which had cleared the way for reopening Vedanta's...

Venezuela expels Europe lawmakers as aid showdown intensifies 18 Feb 2019 - 08:06 am

Caracas: Venezuela on Sunday expelled five visiting European lawmakers, an act which opposition leader Juan Guaido branded "irrational" as his showdown with President...

Polish PM cancels Israel visit amid new Holocaust tensions 17 Feb 2019 - 11:21 pm

WARSAW, Poland: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki canceled his plans to attend a meeting of central European leaders in Israel starting Monday amid...

19 Palestinians and Israeli soldier wounded in Gaza clashes 17 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm

Gaza City: Nineteen Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were wounded Sunday during clashes in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army and Palestinian...

Weld says six more years of Trump 'antics' would be bad for America 17 Feb 2019 - 11:07 pm

WASHINGTON: Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, the first Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for their party's presidential nomination in 2020, said on...

Israel to withhold $138 million in Palestinian funds 17 Feb 2019 - 10:49 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel said Sunday it will withhold over $138 million from the Palestinian Authority for payments given to families of Palestinians who carried...

Marco Rubio warns Venezuelan soldiers to let aid enter 17 Feb 2019 - 10:49 pm

CUCUTA, Colombia: US Sen. Marco Rubio is warning Venezuelan soldiers that they would commit a "crime against humanity" if they block the entry...

14 Tunisian oil workers kidnapped in Libya freed: consul 17 Feb 2019 - 10:49 pm

Tripoli: Fourteen Tunisian oil workers kidnapped in Libya were freed Sunday night after three days in captivity and are in good health, the...

Catholic Church credibility on the line at abuse meeting 17 Feb 2019 - 09:37 pm

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican will gather senior bishops from around the world later this week for a conference on sex abuse designed to...

White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency 17 Feb 2019 - 09:37 pm

WEST PALM BEACH: A top adviser to President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his...

Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner released from prison 17 Feb 2019 - 09:37 pm

AYER, Mass.: Disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from federal prison in Massachusetts. The New York Democrat, a once-rising star who...

Tunisia presses Libya to help free 14 kidnapped workers 17 Feb 2019 - 09:37 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia pressed Libya over the weekend to help free 14 Tunisian workers who were kidnapped by an armed group near Tripoli, the...

Kashmiris complain of evictions after deadly attack on Indian forces, authorities promise safety 17 Feb 2019 - 07:04 pm

SRINAGAR: India has warned against rising communal tensions across the country as some Kashmiris living outside their state said they faced property evictions...

24 bodies found after Zimbabwe mine disaster; search goes on 17 Feb 2019 - 04:45 pm

KADOMA, Zimbabwe: Searchers have recovered 24 bodies from a mine in Zimbabwe that was flooded after heavy rains, trapping dozens of subsistence miners...

Syrian's Assad: U.S. will sell out those relying on it 17 Feb 2019 - 04:19 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Sunday the United States would not protect those depending on it, in reference to Kurdish fighters...