Japan's Abe seeks fresh term as party head, record tenure as PM

6 years ago

TOKYO – Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party's leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming...

War hero and presidential candidate John McCain dies at 81

6 years ago

WASHINGTON  – Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political...

Iran economy minister impeached

6 years ago

TEHRAN –Iran's parliament impeached Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian on Sunday in the latest blow to the embattled government as it struggles to face down a mounting economic crisis.  ...

Flood toll in India's Kerala rises to 445

6 years ago

KOCHI, India – The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters...

Two dead, 241 injured in 6.0 quake in western Iran: official

6 years ago

TEHRAN – Two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, officials told local...

Afghan leader rejects resignation letters from spy chief, ministers

6 years ago

KABUL –Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday rejected the resignations of the intelligence chief and the interior and defence ministers, as the government faces fierce criticism over an increasingly deadly...

Irish PM asks pope to ensure justice for abuse victims worldwide

6 years ago

DUBLIN –Irish premier Leo Varadkar urged the pope to ensure justice for abuse victims worldwide in a blistering criticism of the Church's legacy in Ireland where Francis began a two-day...

Piyush Goyal flags off Naini-Doon Janshatabdi

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New Delhi – Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday flagged off Kathgodam-Dehradun Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express via video conferencing from Rail Bhavan.  The new train will be providing...

Brazil's Lula given 7 days to defend presidential bid

6 years ago

BRASILIA – Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on Thursday gave ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seven days to argue his case for running for president despite a criminal...

ndonesian earthquake death toll reaches 555

6 years ago

JAKARTA – A string of deadly earthquakes that rocked Indonesia's Lombok island this summer killed 555 people and injured nearly 1,500, the disaster agency said Friday, with hundreds of thousands...

US stands by its statement on Pakistan

6 years ago

Washington  –The United States 'stood by' its statementwhere they mentioned that Washington, during the conversation between US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan,...

Civilians killed in Yemen strike as foes trade blame

6 years ago

DUBAI –Civilians were killed in western Yemen on Thursday in a missile strike for which the Huthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition fighting them traded blame.The rebel-run Saba news...

41 dead, over 36,000 infected by dengue in Sri Lanka

6 years ago

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit on Friday said 41 people had died and over 36,000 patients infected by dengue across Sri Lanka till August this year.  So...

Zimbabwe arrests Mnangagwa critic over Facebook post

6 years ago

HARARE –Zimbabwean police have arrested a critic of Emmerson Mnangagwa on charges of insulting the president in a Facebook post, lawyers said Thursday, highlighting allegations of a crackdown on government...

Saudi seeks death penalty for woman activist: campaigners

6 years ago

DUBAI –Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists, including, for the first time a woman, campaigners say.  The five stand accused...