Leaders to watch at the UN this week
UNITED NATIONS: US President Barack Obama will be making his farewell, Canada's Justin Trudeau will be… Read More
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USA
Eight injured in Minnesota mall stabbing, suspect shot dead
WASHINGTON: A man stabbed and injured eight people in a shopping mall in the US… Read More
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Putin offers tacit support for ‘pro-Russia’ US candidate
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered what appeared to be his strongest support yet… Read More
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‘The Magnificent Seven’ are against Trump, says Hawke
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN: US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump might well enjoy "The Magnificent Seven"… Read More
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Attack on US cop leaves two dead including gunman
WASHINGTON: A series of shootings that began with an apparently unprovoked attack on a Philadelphia policewoman left… Read More
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Reversing himself after years, Trump concedes Obama was born in US
WASHINGTON: Republican Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time on Friday that President Barack Obama… Read More
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UN Security Council to hear about US-Russia Syria deal
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Friday to hear details… Read More
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Trump’s enigmatic hair put to the test on US TV
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's hair -- a crusty, complex, yellowish affair that has become one of the… Read More
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Pakistan expresses concern over the passage of a law by the US Congress
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed grave concerns over the passage of law by the US Congress… Read More
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US billionaire echoes Rhodes with China scholarship
BEIJING: A US billionaire's giant gift to one of China's top universities for a programme echoing… Read More
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Suu Kyi to meet Obama in Washington for first time as Myanmar leader
WASHINGTON: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first… Read More
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Malala urges world leaders to act for refugee children
UNITED NATIONS: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday urged world leaders gathered for the… Read More
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9/11 pilot’s mother believes he is alive in Guantanamo
MADRID: The mother of Mohammed Atta, one of the kamikaze hijackers who destroyed the World… Read More
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Clinton slams Trump supporters as ‘basket of deplorables’
The Democratic nominee for president was speaking at a fundraiser in New York on Friday… Read More
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Fifteen years on, 9/11 seared into New York history
NEW YORK: New York marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks more resilient, wealthier and… Read More
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Grace W. Shelton assumes charge as U.S. Consul General Karachi
Karachi: Grace W. Shelton, former Director of the Office of Central Asian Affairs in the… Read More
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Scientist names new parasite species after Obama
MIAMI: US scientists have discovered a new species of a parasitic flatworm that infects turtles in… Read More
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Al-Qaeda chief threatens ‘thousands’ of 9/11 attacks
DUBAI: Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened the US that the 11th September 2001 attacks will be… Read More
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Facebook co-founder gives $20mn to Clinton, Democrats
WASHINGTON: Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is committing $20 million to help Hillary Clinton and her Democratic… Read More
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Amazon launches low-cost tablet with Alexa assistant
WASHINGTON: US online giant Amazon announced Thursday a new small-format tablet that includes its digital assistant… Read More
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