Millions gather to ‘purify souls’ in Hindu bathing ritual
ALLAHABAD, India: Millions of Hindu devotees are gathering in northern India for the Magh Mela — one of the world’s…
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Global unemployment down but working poverty rampant: UN
GENEVA: The global unemployment rate is expected to tick down in 2018, the United Nations said Monday, while warning…
Facebook acknowledges social media’s risks to democracy
WASHINGTON: Facebook acknowledged Monday that widespread use of social media can be harmful to democracy, while pledging to work…
US senate fails to end impasse
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of thousands of US federal employees will stay home without pay Monday after lawmakers failed to reach an…
France says Iran not respecting UN text on ballistic missiles
BRUSSELS: France’s foreign minister accused Iran yesterday of not respecting part of a UN resolution that calls on Tehran to…
Turkey detains 24 over ‘terror propaganda’ against Syria operation
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have detained 24 people on suspicion of disseminating “terror propaganda” against Turkey’s military operation inside Syria, state…
Turkey in new assault on Kurdish militia on Syria
HASSA, Turkey: Turkey yesterday shelled Kurdish militia targets in Syria and claimed progress in a cross-border offensive that has stoked…
Iran says warplanes warned off 2 western vessels during drill
LONDON: Iranian warplanes warned off two “coalition vessels” during military drill in waters off the country’s southeast, a senior naval…