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India Denies Entry to UK Labour MP Who Chairs Group on Kashmir
February 18,2020
NEW DELHI - Indian officials have denied entry to a British legislator who chairs a parliamentary group focused on the disputed region of Kashmir, after she landed at New Delhi ...
Taiwan Embraces Cute Mascots for Virus Prevention Campaign
February 18,2020
TAIPEI - While China deploys stern communist slogans in its battle against a deadly new coronavirus, democratic Taiwan has embraced cuddly mascots and humour to ease public anxiety ...
Russian FM Questions Efficiency of U.S. Mideast Peace Plan
February 18,2020
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has raised doubts about the efficiency of the U.S.' plan for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ...
Qatar Says Talks to End GCC Crisis Were Suspended in January
February 17,2020
DOHA - Qatar's foreign minister has said efforts to resolve a years-long Gulf diplomatic crisis were not successful and were suspended at the start of January...
Dozens of Civilians Killed in Saudi-UAE-Led Air Raids in Yemen
February 17,2020
SANA'A - Yemen's Houthi rebels say more than 30 civilians have been killed in air raids carried out by a Saudi-UAE-led military coalition, with the United Nations confirming the death ...
Korean Great Park In-Bee Wins 20th Title at Australian Open
February 17,2020
SEOUL - South Korean great Park In-bee joined an illustrious group as a 20-time LPGA Tour winner Sunday with a commanding victory at the Australian Open -- her first title in almost ...
Israel Strikes Gaza, Cancels Easing of Restrictions
February 17,2020
JERUSALEM - The Israeli air force attacked Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in retaliation to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave into Israel, a military ...
Munich Security Conference Kicks Off Discussing “Westlessness”
February 16,2020
BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2020. The 56th MSC opened in the southern German city of Munich ...
Roundup: U.S. Attorney General Barr Under Fire Over Cases Linked with Trump’s Former Allies
February 16,2020
WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr has assigned an outside prosecutor to review the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security advisor Michael Flynn ...
Zelensky, Putin Discuss Donbass Ceasefire by Telephone
February 16,2020
KIEV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and discussed implementing agreements reached during a summit in ...
Defiant, Lebanon’s Hariri Says Deal with Aoun Is ‘History’
February 16,2020
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he is charting a new political path from within his party after a 2016 deal with President Michel Aoun that brought him ...
Sanders Wins in New Hampshire, Narrowly Beating Buttigieg
February 13,2020
WINCHESTER - Concord, New Hampshire - United States Senator Bernie Sanders declared victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday night after he narrowly beat Pete Buttigieg in the state's Democratic ...
Egypt’s Booming Population Hits 100 Million
February 13,2020
CAIRO - Egypt's fast-growing population has hit 100 million, its statistics agency said on Tuesday, presenting a pressing problem for an already overburdened country with limited ...
Italy Senate Votes on Migrant Trial for Far-Right Leader Salvini
February 13,2020
ROME - Italian senators will decide on Wednesday whether far-right leader Matteo Salvini should face trial on charges of illegally detaining migrants at sea last year ...
Mumbai Raid Suspect That Left 150+ People Killed Sentenced to 5 Years in Pakistan for Financing Terrorism
February 13,2020
MUMBAI - A Pakistani court in has sentenced notorious militant commander Hafiz Saeed to prison terms in two cases of terrorism funding. The man is considered to be the mastermind ...
Coronavirus May Be Over Soon in China, Expert Says, As WHO Warns of Global Threat
February 12,2020
GUANGZHOU, China/GENEVA - Coronavirus infections in China may be over by April, its senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, but the death toll passed 1,000 and the World Health ...
Elections in U.S. Not to Affect Washington-Kyiv Relations - Zelensky
February 12,2020
NAIROBI - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has chosen Kenya to become the first United States-funded Joint Terrorism Task Force to be located outside America, officials said on Tuesday...
Kenya, U.S. Partner to Set 1st Anti-Terrorism Task Force Outside U.S.
February 12,2020
NAIROBI - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has chosen Kenya to become the first United States-funded Joint Terrorism Task Force to be located outside America, officials said on Tuesday...
Palestinians Demonstrate Against U.S. Mideast Peace Plan
February 12,2020
GAZA/RAMALLAH - Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated on Tuesday in the West Bank and Gaza against the U.S. Mideast peace plan, known as the "Deal of ...
Gaza Fires Rocket at Southern Israel: Israeli Army
February 11,2020
JERUSALEM - A rocket fired by militants in the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Sunday night amidst rising tensions in the region over Washington's Mideast peace plan...
Azerbaijan Governing Party Wins Vote, Opposition Cries Foul
February 11,2020
BAKU - Azerbaijan's governing party was leading on Monday in a snap parliamentary election called by President Ilham Aliyev to consolidate power and speed up economic reforms ...
Indian Politician Calls for Burqa Ban Claiming ‘Terrorists’ Use Them to Hide from Police
February 11,2020
NEW DELHI - The state of Uttar Pradesh’s labor minister Raghuraj Singh has called for an outright ban on women wearing burqas, suggesting that terrorists have been using them to elude ...
Post-Brexit UK to Announce 10 New Free Ports
February 11,2020
LONDON - With Brexit done, the United Kingdom plans to announce the location of up to 10 new free ports - scheduled to begin operating in 2021 - by the end of this year, the government said...
Counting Begins in Ireland Election After Exit Poll Predicts Tie
February 10,2020
DUBLIN - Ireland has begun counting votes in a national election that an exit poll indicated might show an historic breakthrough for left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein but leave a fractured ...
Thailand Shooting Spree Leaves 26 Dead, 57 Wounded, Officials Say; Suspect Is Fatally Shot
February 10,2020
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — A soldier with a grudge gunned down 26 people and wounded 57 in Thailand's worst shooting spree before he was fatally shot inside a mall in the country ...
Swiss Voters Back Anti-Homophobia Law, Projection Shows
February 10,2020
VIENNA - A Swiss referendum on Sunday cleared the way for the country to close a loophole in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights by extending anti-racism laws ...
Impact of Brexit on Spain Depends on Trade Deal, Says Expert
February 09,2020
BARCELONA, Spain - The impact of Brexit on Spain is still very uncertain, and very much depends on the trade deal to be negotiated during the transition period, an expert said on Friday ...
New York State to Sue Federal Gov’t Over Being Banned from “Trusted Traveler Programs”
February 09,2020
NEW YORK - The U.S. state of New York will file a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s plan to block New Yorkers from participating in certain "trusted traveler ...
Philippines’ Duterte Moves to Terminate Defence Pact with US
February 09,2020
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte plans to order the termination of the country's visiting forces agreement with the United States, his spokesman said Friday...
Eight Die, Dozens Wounded in Southern Kazakhstan Clashes
February 09,2020
NUR SULTAN - A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan's southern Zhambyl province have left eight people dead, officials said...
Passenger Plane Narrowly Escaped Israeli Attack on Syria: Russia
February 08,2020
DAMASCUS - An Airbus A320 with 172 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Russia-controlled Khmeimim Air Base after Syria's air defence nearly hit it because of Israel's air ...
Iraq Protesters Look to Al-Sistani Ahead of Friday Sermon
February 08,2020
BASGDAD - Iraqi activists are looking for support from highly revered Shia religious leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani after followers of a populist Shia leader, who had once backed anti-government...
Yemen Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Rimi Killed in US Operation, Says Trump
February 08,2020
SANA'A - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that US forces have killed Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in an operation inside Yemen...
What Is the Gaza Strip?
February 08,2020
GAZA - The Gaza Strip is a 140-square-mile piece of land occupied by Palestinians bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt and Israel. The area has been a focal point of the Israeli-Palestinian ...
China Races to Build More Hospitals as Coronavirus Outbreak Grows
February 06,2020
BEIGIN - Authorities in China have glorified the rush to build two infectious disease hospitals in a matter of days at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak that has now claimed at least 490 lives on the mainland, with live streams showing the construction ...