Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for the formation of a new emergency government of technical experts...
Woman accuses Roman Polanski of violently raping her when she was 18
PARIS: A French woman in her early 60s claims she was violently raped at age 18 by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski, a fugitive from...
Trump launches black outreach effort for 2020
ATLANTA: During the 2016 campaign, candidate Donald Trump stood in front of largely white crowds and asked black voters to consider, “What the hell...
No coalition troops hurt in rocket attack at Iraq base
MOSUL: A barrage of Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase that houses American troops south of the city of Mosul on Friday, officials said. No...
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested as tensions soar
VICTORIA: Hong Kong police said on Saturday they have arrested three pro-democracy lawmakers over a brawl in parliament, deepening the city's crisis a day...
3 dead, dozens injured as Australia wildfires raze homes
SYDNEY: Wildfires razing Australia’s drought-stricken east coast have left three people dead and several missing, more than 30 injured and over 150 homes destroyed, officials...
Ayodhya dispute: A timeline of events that shaped the decades-old case
DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Saturday ruled in favour of a Hindu group in a long-running legal battle over a centuries-old religious site also...
Indian SC hands over Babri Masjid land to Hindus
--Court says temple will be constructed on Ayodhya land, asks govt to provide 5-acre alternative land to Muslims to build mosque
--Sunni Muslim group says...
Thousands gather for ‘martyrs’ vigil amid Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for “martyrs” on Saturday and many demanded “revenge” after a student died in hospital this week following...
Pompeo says NATO must change, or risk becoming obsolete
BERLIN: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday NATO must grow and change or risk becoming obsolete, a day after French President...
Trump says he might attend Russia Victory Day events in May
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering attending Russia’s May 9 Victory Day commemorative events after President Vladimir Putin extended...
Indian WhatsApp users ask govt to explain ties with Israeli firm in privacy breach...
DELHI: A group of Indians including journalists and lawyers whose phones were hacked via Facebook's WhatsApp messaging platform asked the government on Friday to...
India ramps up security ahead of verdict on contested religious site
MUMBAI: India has increased security a week before the Supreme Court rules on a disputed religious site that has been fiercely contested by majority...
Iran downs unidentified drone near Gulf coast: reports
DUBAI: Iran shot down an unidentified drone near the port of Bandar-e Mahshahr on the Gulf Coast on Friday, Iranian media reported, four and a...
Whistleblower’s ID irrelevant to impeachment: Ivanka Trump
RABAT: Ivanka Trump on Friday echoed her father’s view that the House impeachment investigation is an attempt to overturn the 2016 election. But, in...
China hands Japanese politician life in prison in drug case
BEIJING: A court in southern China sentenced an elderly former Japanese politician to life in prison Friday for smuggling drugs in shoes packed inside...
In Berlin, Pompeo says allied democracies must work together
BERLIN: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is stressing the need for allied democracies to work together, saying that the Trump administration’s stances on...
