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Bangladesh police rescue tigers, lions from smugglers 13 Nov 2017 - 12:57 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Monday rescued four tiger and lion cubs that they said were being smuggled to India and arrested two suspects....

Parents angry as Delhi schools reopen despite smog 13 Nov 2017 - 12:13 pm

New Delhi: Angry parents accused Delhi authorities on Monday of "playing with children's health" as schools reopened despite a fresh surge in pollution...

Holy guacamole! How NAFTA drove America's avocado boom 13 Nov 2017 - 11:51 am

Washington: Love it or loathe it, America's avocado craze shows no sign of fizzling out, but fans of the Mexican staple may not...

Occupation forces arrest 13 Palestinians in the West Bank 13 Nov 2017 - 11:46 am

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces detained at least 13 Palestinians during raids on different parts of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian security sources said...

Tour boat capsizes in southern India, 19 confirmed dead 13 Nov 2017 - 11:42 am

NEW DELHI: Nineteen people died when an unlicensed tour boat capsized in the River Krishna in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...

Iran quake toll rises to 328 dead and over 2,500 injured: official 13 Nov 2017 - 11:26 am

Tehran: The death toll of a major earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border overnight rose to 328 dead on the Iranian side of...

Catalan parliament speaker released from Spanish jail 13 Nov 2017 - 11:12 am

MADRID: Speaker of the Catalan Parliament, Carme Forcadell, was released from a jail in Madrid on Friday after paying 150,000 euros ($175,000) bail.Forcadell,...

DRC: At least 34 killed in train accident 13 Nov 2017 - 10:54 am

ARU, Democratic republic of Congo: At least 34 people have been killed and over 40 injured in a train accident Sunday afternoon in...

Sudan captures rebel leader in Darfur 13 Nov 2017 - 10:49 am

KHARTOUM: Sudanese forces have arrested a rebel leader in the country’s troubled Darfur region, according to a military spokesman on Sunday. Brig. Abdul...

Zambia: Elephant kills 2 foreign tourists 13 Nov 2017 - 10:34 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: A stray elephant killed two foreign tourists in Zambia's tourist capital Livingstone when they tried to get too close to it...

Breakaway Somaliland votes for new president 13 Nov 2017 - 10:14 am

Mogadishu: Residents of the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland voted Monday in its third presidential poll, hoping to prove its democratic credentials and strengthen...

Iran-Iraq earthquake: More than 200 die in heavy tremor 13 Nov 2017 - 10:10 am

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the border region between Iraq and Iran, killing more than 200 people and injuring an estimated 1,800...

Trump hails 'great relationship' with self-proclaimed killer Duterte 13 Nov 2017 - 10:09 am

Manila, Donald Trump declared Monday he had a "great relationship" with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, a self-proclaimed killer who is waging a drugs...

33 killed as DR Congo train carrying fuel derails: report 13 Nov 2017 - 10:05 am

Lubumbashi, DR Congo: Up to 33 people were feared dead Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a freight train carrying fuel...

Strong quake rocks Costa Rica 13 Nov 2017 - 09:58 am

San José, Costa Rica: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.5 according to a US seismological agency, rocked Costa Rica late Sunday, but no major...

White powder found at US consulate in Hong Kong 13 Nov 2017 - 09:50 am

Hong Kong: Police in hazmat suits entered the US Consulate General in Hong Kong Monday after an envelope containing white powder sparked a...

Three US drone strikes target militants in Somalia 13 Nov 2017 - 09:42 am

Washington: The US forces said that they have carried out three drone strikes within 24 hours in Somalia, stepping up their campaign against...

Singapore founder's grandson names lawyer in contempt case 13 Nov 2017 - 09:17 am

SINGAPORE/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: A nephew of Singapore's prime minister said a contempt of court proceeding against him, stemming from comments he made about the...