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South African miner says 1,000 workers trapped underground 01 Feb 2018 - 08:56 pm

Almost 1,000 workers are trapped underground at a South African gold mine after a power failure. Sibanye Gold Ltd. is using a generator...

Man found guilty of murder in London mosque attack 01 Feb 2018 - 08:26 pm

LONDON: A man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder by the British crown court Thursday after driving his van into...

Emirates Airlines crew hit and tie-up old man for sitting in the wrong seat 01 Feb 2018 - 03:39 pm

A 71-year-old Nigerian man is claiming that an Emirates Airlines flight crew punched him and taped his mouth shut for hours onboard a...

Three jailed Catalan leaders appeal to UN panel: lawyers 01 Feb 2018 - 02:43 pm

London: Three Catalan leaders imprisoned in Spain over their role in their region's independence crisis will take their case to the UN Working...

Cameroon soldier kills three civilians 01 Feb 2018 - 02:38 pm

Yaoundé: A Cameroonian soldier shot dead three civilians overnight in the northern town of Mora, sources close to the security services said on...

Nine killed due to gas poisoning in China 01 Feb 2018 - 02:29 pm

Beijing: At least nine people were killed due to carbon gas poisoning at an iron and steel plant in Liupanshui city in China's...

Turkey says France 'cannot give lessons' over Syria 01 Feb 2018 - 02:22 pm

Istanbul: Turkey on Thursday told France to refrain from giving "lessons" over its campaign in Syria, where Ankara is pressing a fierce offensive...

UK and EU set for clash over citizens' rights during transition 01 Feb 2018 - 12:49 pm

Wuhan, China: Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that European citizens arriving in Britain after Brexit next year may lose some rights, setting...

Protest in Kabul as Afghan officials press Pakistan over attacks 01 Feb 2018 - 12:43 pm

KABUL, Demonstrators protested outside the Pakistani embassy in Kabul on Thursday as senior Afghan officials said they had handed over evidence connecting insurgents...

Azeri incumbent Aliyev to run for fourth term in Oct presidential election 01 Feb 2018 - 12:19 pm

BAKU, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, in office since succeeding his father in 2003, has been nominated as the ruling party's candidate in the...

WWII bomb defused in Hong Kong after thousands evacuated 01 Feb 2018 - 10:52 am

Hong Kong, A wartime bomb was defused in Hong Kong on Thursday after forcing a busy commercial district into lockdown, with roads closed...

France to finance exports to Iran to sidestep US sanctions 01 Feb 2018 - 10:38 am

PARIS, France will start offering euro-denominated loans to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, to help trade flourish outside the reach...

Multiple blasts kill 4, injure 44 in northeast Nigeria 01 Feb 2018 - 10:26 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least four people, including two suicide bombers, have been killed and 44 others injured in multiple bomb attacks on a...

Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi's lakeside villa 01 Feb 2018 - 10:19 am

Yangon: A man threw a petrol bomb at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, officials said,...

Highlights: India's budget focuses on rural economy ahead of elections 01 Feb 2018 - 09:59 am

New Delhi: India said on Thursday it expected economic growth to surge above 8 percent as it announced a 2018/19 budget that allocated...

Modi seeks to woo farmers and rural Indians with federal budget 01 Feb 2018 - 09:55 am

India pledged to focus its budget on farmers and its rural population as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win over voters before...

Taboo North Korean flag raised in South for Olympics 01 Feb 2018 - 08:59 am

Seoul, North Korea's national flag was raised in the South Thursday for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, organisers said, after an exemption came into...