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Singapore train collision leaves 28 injured 15 Nov 2017 - 12:51 pm

Singapore: At least 28 people were injured in a train collision in Singapore on Wednesday, officials said, the latest incident to hit the...

Nigerian leader visits SE region amid threats 15 Nov 2017 - 12:47 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday visited the mainly Igbo southeast region and called for national unity, pledging rapid development for...

Baghdad hints at retaking border control from KRG 15 Nov 2017 - 12:39 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Tuesday said Baghdad would not wait for the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) regarding border gate control....

Zimbabwe: A country in crisis 15 Nov 2017 - 12:25 pm

Harare: A factfile on Zimbabwe: - Rhodesia - After British settlers moved in from South Africa, attracted by mineral wealth and later by...

Small cities choke as India remains callous to rising bad air 15 Nov 2017 - 12:20 pm

Moradabad, India: In the northern Indian city of Moradabad fumes from burning electronic waste blend with seasonal smog to create an even deadlier...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi says she 'hasn't been silent' over Rohingya crisis 15 Nov 2017 - 12:15 pm

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday hit back at accusations that she has been silent over the...

Syrian Kurdish party backs longer U.S role in Syria 15 Nov 2017 - 12:02 pm

BEIRUT: The main Syrian Kurdish political party, the PYD, said on Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State should continue to operate in...

Venezuela seeks breathing space from debt crisis in Moscow 15 Nov 2017 - 11:53 am

Moscow: Venezuela is set on Wednesday to sign a debt restructuring deal with Russia, one of its main creditors and a strategic ally...

Singapore train collision leaves 25 injured 15 Nov 2017 - 11:45 am

Singapore: At least 25 people were injured in a train collision in Singapore on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest incident to hit...

Tillerson in Myanmar to press Suu Kyi and army on Rohingya 15 Nov 2017 - 11:33 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Washington's top diplomat arrived in Myanmar Wednesday to press civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's powerful army chief...

Russian MPs back law targeting foreign media: agencies 15 Nov 2017 - 11:29 am

Moscow: Russian MPs on Wednesday backed new legislation allowing foreign media outlets to be listed as "foreign agents" in a reciprocal response to...

South Korea rattled by rare 5.4-magnitude quake 15 Nov 2017 - 11:11 am

SEOUL: A rare earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rattled South Korea on Wednesday, its second most powerful quake on record, shaking buildings but causing...

Indonesian policeman shot dead near US-owned mine 15 Nov 2017 - 11:08 am

Jakarta: An Indonesian policeman was shot dead and another was seriously wounded near a giant US-owned copper and gold mine Wednesday, authorities said,...

Indian police arrest suspected cow vigilantes after Muslim killed 15 Nov 2017 - 11:05 am

NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested two Hindu farmers in connection with the killing of a Muslim man suspected of smuggling cows to...

Downpour near Athens floods roads, traps residents 15 Nov 2017 - 10:16 am

ATHENS: Heavy overnight rain flooded a town near Athens on Wednesday, trapping people in their homes and cars and shutting schools. Roads in...

North Korea's Kim trades missiles for tractors during testing lull 15 Nov 2017 - 10:05 am

SEOUL: After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea's state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as...

Zimbabwe war vets praise army for 'bloodless correction' 15 Nov 2017 - 09:31 am

JOHANNESBURG: The Zimbabwe army's takeover of the state broadcaster and action against some members of President Robert Mugabe's government has been praised as...

Rare 5.4-magnitude quake hits southern S. Korea 15 Nov 2017 - 09:29 am

Seoul: A rare 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit South Korea's southeast Wednesday afternoon, the second most powerful quake on record, in a country that seldom...