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Russian rescuers find eight bodies after fire in Uralkali mine 23 Dec 2018 - 12:26 pm

MOSCOW, Russian rescuers have found eight dead construction workers after a fire in a mine operated by potash maker Uralkali, and one more...

Italy Senate passes revised budget after EU standoff 23 Dec 2018 - 12:21 pm

Rome: The Italian Senate on Sunday passed a revised 2019 budget agreed after a tense standoff with Brussels which saw the populist government...

Hamas rejects Abbas plan to dissolve Palestinian parliament 23 Dec 2018 - 11:34 am

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Hamas on Sunday denounced Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's plan to dissolve the largely defunct Palestinian parliament that it controls,...

What happens in a partial government Shutdown 23 Dec 2018 - 11:10 am

A look at the impact of the partial government Shutdown: WHAT'S OPEN AND WHAT'S CLOSED Social Security checks will go out and troops...

Shocking video shows tsunami rip through stage as band performs 23 Dec 2018 - 10:44 am

Carita, Indonesia: Dramatic video posted online showed the tsunami that struck Indonesia smashing into an open-air concert, hurling members of a pop band...

US government shutdown enters 2nd day, set to last through Christmas 23 Dec 2018 - 10:27 am

Washington: A partial US government shutdown that entered its second day on Sunday was set to stretch through Christmas, after Congress adjourned for...

Protestors block women going to flashpoint India temple 23 Dec 2018 - 10:17 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of Hindu devotees on Sunday blocked a path leading to one of the religion's holiest temples in southern India to stop...

Death toll hits 168 after Indonesia tsunami: officials 23 Dec 2018 - 09:57 am

Carita, Indonesia, A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia's...

Ghosn detention extended over Christmas and New Year 23 Dec 2018 - 09:45 am

Tokyo, Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court on Sunday...

Japan emperor draws record birthday crowd before abdication next year 23 Dec 2018 - 09:28 am

TOKYO, More than 75,000 well-wishers paid their respects to Emperor Akihito who turned 85 on Sunday, his last birthday celebration at Tokyo's Imperial...

Tsunami triggered by volcano sweeps Indonesia beach; 62 dead 23 Dec 2018 - 07:44 am

JAKARTA: A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 62 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, sending a...

Japan emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace 22 Dec 2018 - 08:25 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday - his last before his upcoming abdication - said he feels relieved that his reign...

US envoy to anti-IS coalition quits over Trump's Syria move 22 Dec 2018 - 07:38 pm

WASHINGTON: Brett McGurk, the US envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest to President Donald Trump's...

Detention of Canadians in China a worrying precedent: Canada 22 Dec 2018 - 06:16 pm

TORONTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland says China's detention of two Canadian citizens in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese...

Guyana government falls in no-confidence vote 22 Dec 2018 - 05:54 pm

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A lawmaker from the ruling coalition in Guyana voted late Friday with the opposition for a no-confidence motion, bringing down the...

Five dead in DR Congo landslide 22 Dec 2018 - 05:34 pm

Bukavu, DR Congo: Four women and a child died when a landslide flattened their houses after heavy rain in Bukavu in eastern DR...

Vienna shooting 'linked to Balkan mafia': police 22 Dec 2018 - 05:09 pm

Vienna: A shooting which left one man dead and another seriously injured in central Vienna on Friday is thought to be linked to...