World

Brussels to mark attacks anniversary with sound, not silence 19 Mar 2017 - 10:52 am

Brussels: Belgium this week marks the first anniversary of the Brussels airport and metro bombings with ceremonies showing the heart of Europe is...

U.S. base rises from the rubble for Mosul push 19 Mar 2017 - 10:47 am

QARRAYA WEST AIRFIELD, Iraq: U.S. troops are hard at work rehabilitating this battle-scarred, rubble-strewn airfield as a logistics and support hub for Iraqi...

Brexit puts EU lifeblood of British hospitals at risk 19 Mar 2017 - 10:37 am

London: With British hospitals already struggling to fill their ranks, Brexit could make life even harder for the National Health Service as EU...

Labour drought in Europe's east as workers go west 19 Mar 2017 - 10:08 am

Budapest: A decade ago, business was booming for Hungarian construction firm owner Geza Borgulya. He was making an annual profit of some five...

Avoiding risky sea journey, Syrian refugees head to Italy 'pronto' 19 Mar 2017 - 09:59 am

Beirut: Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, clutching their...

Beijing shuts last coal power plant in switch to natural gas 19 Mar 2017 - 09:55 am

Beijing: The last large coal-fired power plant in Beijing has suspended operations, with the city's electricity now generated by natural gas, the state...

Person in custody after incident at White House gates - Secret Service 19 Mar 2017 - 09:07 am

One person was in custody after a suspicious vehicle drove up to a White House checkpoint on Saturday night, the Secret Service said,...

Germany's Schulz to set out plan for taking down Merkel 19 Mar 2017 - 08:56 am

Berlin: Martin Schulz will on Sunday officially become Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief challenger in Germany's September general election and lay out his plans...

'We will have none of it:' fear, optimism among US Muslims 19 Mar 2017 - 08:38 am

Chicago: In a sprawling banquet hall, Ahmed Rehab walked to a lectern facing a glittering group of diners and launched into a searing...

No other countries will quit EU after Britain: EU chief Juncker 18 Mar 2017 - 08:39 pm

BERLIN: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is not worried about other EU countries leaving the bloc after Britain because Brexit will make them...

Attacker shot dead at Paris' Orly airport 18 Mar 2017 - 08:08 pm

Paris: Troops at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday shot dead a man who tried to grab a female soldier's weapon, triggering a major...

Who are France's presidential candidates? 18 Mar 2017 - 07:40 pm

Paris, March 18: A powerful far-right leader, a scandal-hit conservative, a 39-year-old former investment banker and a man who believes the EU is...

Mnuchin rejects language in past G20 statements as 'irrelevant' 18 Mar 2017 - 07:40 pm

Baden-Baden, Germany: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday shrugged off an outcry over the omission of a long-standing anti-protectionist pledge from a...

Thousands flee Iraq’s Mosul as battle edges into Old City 18 Mar 2017 - 07:31 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Thousands of Iraqis surged out of western Mosul on Saturday during a lull in heavy fighting in districts around the densely...

Modi picks hardliner to lead India’s most populous state 18 Mar 2017 - 07:21 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Hindu hardliner Yogi Adityanath, who has been accused of inciting violence against India’s Muslim minority, to...

Germany owes NATO 'vast sums': Trump 18 Mar 2017 - 07:14 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes NATO "vast sums of money" and must pay...

Lebanon rescues 3 Siberian tiger cubs en route to Syria 18 Mar 2017 - 06:24 pm

Beirut: An animal rights group in Lebanon is caring for three dehydrated, maggot-infested Siberian tiger cubs that were rescued on their way to...

Turkey starts building 'world's longest suspension bridge' 18 Mar 2017 - 03:37 pm

Istanbul: Turkey on Saturday started work on building what it says will be the world's longest suspension bridge, spanning the Dardanelles strait that...