Venezuelan opposition spurns government crisis talks
CARACAS: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro opened a national peace conference Wednesday after three weeks of sometimes deadly street protests, but…
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Soldier shoots dead five colleagues, self in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India: A soldier in Indian Kashmir shot dead five of his colleagues yesterday before killing himself, an incident which…
Mumbai’s iconic Irani cafes dwindle
MUMBAI: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, hundreds of eateries known as Irani cafes sprouted up in Mumbai…
Hezbollah vows retaliation to ‘Israeli air strike’
BEIRUT: Hezbollah threatened Wednesday to retaliate after Israel’s first reported air raid on a position of the Shiite movement inside…
Schools, university empty after deadly Nigeria attack
KANO, Nigeria: Terrified students in northeast Nigeria have fled boarding schools after an attack by suspected Boko Haram extremists in…
‘Argo’ star Affleck urges US investment in DR Congo
Hollywood star Ben Affleck called Wednesday for targeted investment in the private sector in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where…
Space suit leak happened before, NASA admits
A US-made space suit that leaked water into a helmet and threatened to drown a European astronaut had malfunctioned before,…
DGCA examining Airasia india’s application for flying permit
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has begun examining start-up carrier AirAsia India’s application for a…