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Italy buries bridge collapse dead as outrage simmers 18 Aug 2018 - 05:52 pm

Genoa, Italy: Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral in the Italian city of Genoa to bid a solemn farewell to victims of...

Belarus' Lukashenko dismisses top ministers, names new PM 18 Aug 2018 - 04:32 pm

MINSK: Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the country's prime minister and other top ministers, the presidential press service said on Saturday, in...

Kofi Annan: the UN's 'rock star' secretary-general 18 Aug 2018 - 03:21 pm

United Nations, United States: Kofi Annan, who died Saturday at the age of 80, led the United Nations through the divisive years of...

UN Chief suggests four options for improved Palestinian protection 18 Aug 2018 - 02:41 pm

New York: The protection of Palestinian civilians could be improved by the deployment of UN-mandated armed forces or unarmed observers, a beefed-up UN...

Elephants take the flag in Indonesia independence ceremony 18 Aug 2018 - 02:30 pm

Aceh Jaya, Indonesia: A trio of rare elephants led an unusual ceremony in the Sumatran jungle Friday, raising Indonesia's red and white flag...

Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies at 80 18 Aug 2018 - 01:33 pm

Geneva, Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died Saturday after a short illness at the age of...

N. Korea urges Trump to be 'bold' on denuclearisation 18 Aug 2018 - 12:16 pm

Seoul, North Korean state media blamed Donald Trump's political opponents for the "deadlock" over denuclearisation on Saturday, urging the US President to act...

Three dead, 18 wounded in Poland bus crash 18 Aug 2018 - 12:09 pm

Warsaw, Three people were killed and 18 wounded in southeastern Poland when a bus with Ukrainian tourists headed for Austria plunged off the...

Cricket hero Imran Khan sworn in as PM, taking power in Pakistan 18 Aug 2018 - 10:24 am

Islamabad, Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad on Saturday, ushering in a new political era...

Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as prime minister 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am

ISLAMABAD: Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was chosen Friday as Pakistan's next prime minister, elected on a promise to reform a system rife with...

Israeli troops kill 2 on Gaza border, Jerusalem stabber shot dead 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am

Gaza: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and wounded scores of others taking part in weekly Gaza border protests on Friday, medics said, as...

Vajpayee cremated with full military honours 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose appeal transcended party lines and geographical boundaries, was cremated with full military honours yesterday...

Modi arrives in flood-battered Kerala 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here last night to see for himself the rain-battered Kerala and also survey the relief and...

Demolitions to protect river spark rows in Kenyan capital 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am

NAIROBI: For decades the Nairobi River has been besieged by the construction of buildings teetering perilously over its banks, bringing pollution, blockages and...

Brazil’s voters face some ugly choices 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am

Brazilian politics is in a bad way. One former president is in jail for corruption; another was thrown out of office. The sitting...

Catalan rift clouds Spain's homage to attack victims 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am

Barcelona: A year after a jihadist rampage in Catalonia killed 16 people, Spain paid homage to the victims Friday without managing to set...

Anger engulfs families as Italy buries its bridge victims 18 Aug 2018 - 02:32 am

GENOA, Italy: With anger and grief, Italians began burying some of their dead Friday from the Genoa highway bridge collapse, holding funerals in...

Indonesia celebrates 73 years of independence 18 Aug 2018 - 02:32 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Friday. The struggle for independence spanned over several hundred years in the region which was...