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Monday 16/September/2019 13:51 PM

Kim Jong Un invites Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang: reports

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly invited US President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean...

Monday 16/September/2019 13:40 PM

OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection

Washington: Alleged addictive medicine OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, succumbing to pressure from...

Monday 16/September/2019 13:36 PM

Exit polls in Tunisian election predicts win for political outsiders

Tunis: The first exit polls in Tunisia’s presidential elections suggest a shock victory for two political outsiders, law professor Kaïs Saïed and media...

Monday 16/September/2019 13:33 PM

Man arrested for suspected ‘witchcraft’ deaths in Fiji

Fiji: Police in Fiji have charged a man with five counts of murder following the mysterious “witchcraft” deaths of a Fijian family in August. Husband...

Monday 16/September/2019 13:32 PM

UK PM compares himself to 'Incredible Hulk’ before crucial Brexit meeting

London: European officials have reacted with exasperation after UK Prime MInister Boris Johnson compared himself to the Incredible Hulk throwing off the...

Sunday 15/September/2019 15:18 PM

Video: how the IMF brings ‘a wallet, a brain and a heart’

Washington DC: Christine Lagarde, who recently left her position head of the International Monetary Fund, said the organisation brought a wallet, a brain,...

Sunday 15/September/2019 14:53 PM

I consider myself a proud feminist: UN Sec Gen Antonio Guterres

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres considers himself to be a ‘proud feminist’, while speaking at an address to the United Nations General...

Sunday 15/September/2019 14:21 PM

Flash floods in Spain kill 5

Lisbon: At least five people have died and 3,500 have been evacuated from their homes after flash floods struck south-eastern Spain. Rivers burst their...

Sunday 15/September/2019 14:17 PM

Protests in Glasgow over ban on public marches

Glasgow: Hundreds of people joined a demonstration in Glasgow in protest at a decision to ban marches this weekend over fears of sectarian disorder. Four...

Sunday 15/September/2019 12:41 PM

Paris paralysed by massive strike over pension reform

Paris: The French capital is seeing huge jams and massive crowds on the few metro lines running as transport workers strike against planned pension...