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RIYADH: Saudi authorities detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against austerity measures that included suspending payment of their utility bills, Saudi media reported on Saturday. The government information service, the Centre for Inter­­national Communication, said it was checking the report....

TEHRAN: At least two more people have been killed on Tuesday amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests that began last week in various cities across Iran. Iranian state television confirmed on Tuesday that six demonstrators were killed during a raid on a police station in Qahdarijan. According to state media, the...

Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says at least 40 people have been killed and 30 wounded by a suicide bomber who attacked a news agency in Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said the suicide bomber blew himself up inside the building on the west side of the Afghan capital. Rahimi said...

GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians were killed as youths clashed with Israeli soldiers on the Gaza border on Friday in a new protest against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the health ministry said. The third Friday since US President Donald Trump's controversial announcement on Jerusalem was again billed by...

CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers on Sunday urged the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region. The announcement by President Donald Trump on Wednesday was a “dangerous violation of international law” and had no legal impact, the...

BEIJING: China on Thursday said India had infringed upon the country’s territorial integrity in the Sikkim sector. “Since the China-India boundary in the Sikkim sector has been delineated, India has infringed upon China's territorial sovereignty, which has jeopardized peace and stability in the border regions," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman...

US President Donald Trump recognised Wednesday the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital — a historic decision that overturns decades of American policy and risks triggering a fresh wave of violence in the Middle East. Prior to Trump's announcement, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday if the American head...

LONDON: London's first electric-powered black cabs hit the streets on Tuesday, the British capital's iconic taxis getting a facelift for the modern age that should help cut pollution in the city. The new-look cabs will meet the strict new emissions regulations required for all new London taxis from 2018. The...

Former United States president Barack Obama said that there is no evidence that the Pakistan government was aware of the presence of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He said this while addressing the 15th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit at Hyatt Regency in New Delhi. “We had no evidence...

NEW YORK: American consumers arrived en masse in stores – and online – for the annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza that opens the US holiday shopping season. Held the day after Thanksgiving, a period when schools are out and many offices are closed, Black Friday has evolved over the years...

Spanish police said Thursday they had seized 250 tonnes of contraband tobacco leaves worth 40 million euros ($47 million) in the biggest such haul in Europe. They arrested four members of a family during the operation in October in Caceres in western Spain, a spokesman for the Guardia Civil said....

LONDON: A British Pakistani taxi driver, who is now a member of the British parliament, hopes that his rise through hard work will inspire and encourage young people to come forward and take part in politics. Mohammad Yasin, the Labour MP for Bedford, won the seat with a majority of...