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Lawmakers accuse Japan's Abe of false testimony in scandal 26 Jul 2017 - 12:10 am

TOKYO: Japanese lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in parliament for a second day Tuesday about a cronyism scandal, with some opposition members...

Erdogan urges Muslims to 'visit' and 'protect' Jerusalem 25 Jul 2017 - 10:17 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors...

Poland crisis threatens EU order 25 Jul 2017 - 07:46 pm

Brussels: Poland's row with Brussels over judicial reforms threatens to undermine the bloc's legal order and stoke a growing divide between the EU's...

Worst-ever dengue outbreak kills up to 300 in Sri Lanka 25 Jul 2017 - 07:11 pm

The worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever has killed nearly 300 people in Sri Lanka, with aid agencies warning against further spread of the...

Canada’s Yukon offers free land if you’re willing to farm the north 25 Jul 2017 - 04:46 pm

TORONTO: In Canada’s far north, the government of Yukon Territory wants to attract small farmers to the frigid region with a simple pitch:...

Mumbai building collapse kills at least eight, many feared trapped 25 Jul 2017 - 04:11 pm

MUMBAI: A 40-year old four-storey building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai on Tuesday, killing at least eight people with more than...

India swears in Ram Nath Kovind as 14th president 25 Jul 2017 - 03:22 pm

NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in on Tuesday as India’s 14th president, becoming the first member of a powerful Hindu nationalist...

Free speech faces 'real danger', says former EPW editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta 24 Jul 2017 - 09:48 pm

New Delhi: India faces a "real danger to freedom of expression", says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a veteran journalist, who quit as editor of...

Not sure if 39 missing Indians are alive: Iraqi foreign minister 24 Jul 2017 - 09:47 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Monday said here that he was not sure whether the 39 Indians...

Maldives opposition says blocked from entering parliament for impeachment vote 24 Jul 2017 - 08:20 pm

Soldiers and police in the Maldives roughed up opposition lawmakers and sprayed pepper on Monday, preventing them from entering parliament to take part...

South Sudan sexual violence on 'massive scale,' report says 24 Jul 2017 - 08:08 pm

WAU, South Sudan: It's been five months since the shy, frail 13-year-old was snatched from his bed, drugged and raped in the middle...

Thailand freezes former PM Yingluck’s bank accounts in rice subsidy case 24 Jul 2017 - 07:02 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand’s justice ministry froze some of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s bank accounts, the ministry and her legal team said on Monday,...

Maldives leader shuts parliament amid political turmoil 24 Jul 2017 - 06:55 pm

Colombo: Maldives parliament was shut Monday after President Abdulla Yameen ordered troops to evict legislators and prevent an impeachment of his speaker, the...

Pope’s treasurer faces sex abuse charges in Australia, a grim reminder for his home town 24 Jul 2017 - 06:18 pm

BALLARAT: One of the pope’s top advisers, Cardinal George Pell, makes his first court appearance in Australia this week on charges of historic...

More than 140 migrants reach Cyprus by boat 24 Jul 2017 - 06:11 pm

Nicosia: Cypriot authorities said a boat carrying over 140 migrants believed to be Syrians, more than half of them women and children, was...

Jordan seeks to question Israel guard over embassy shooting 24 Jul 2017 - 05:35 pm

Amman: Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy compound, as...

Parents of terminally-ill UK baby end fight for US treatment 24 Jul 2017 - 05:21 pm

London: The parents of British baby Charlie Gard on Monday abandoned their legal fight to take their son to the United States for...

Kushner says met Russians four times, denies collusion 24 Jul 2017 - 05:11 pm

Washington: Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said Monday he had contacts with Russian officials four times during his father-in-law Donald Trump's presidential...