Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together near the border town of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 12, 2019. — Reuters pic BAGHDAD, Oct 17 — France’s top diplomat held talks in Baghdad today about transferring foreign jihadists from northern Syria, where […]
Shin Dong-bin (centre) was jailed for giving $6 mil to a foundation indirectly linked to the country’s president. (File pic) SEOUL: South Korea’s top court on Thursday upheld a suspended jail term for the chairman of retail giant Lotte Group over a sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former president […]
Trump has been heavily criticised for his decision. (Reuters pic) WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey’s offensive against US-allied Syrian Kurds. The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution, as dozens of Trump’s fellow […]
THERE is something new and exciting for night dwellers in Siem Reap, Cambodia – it is neither a tuk-tuk nor food truck, but an actual bar on wheels. This bright red vehicle can now be seen making its round along […]
A lawmaker shouts at Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a Legislative Council meeting regarding her policy address, in Hong Kong October 17, 2019. — Reuters pic HONG KONG, Oct 17 — Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong heckled the […]
WASHINGTON: Chinese diplomats in the United States must now give advance notice of any meetings with state, local and municipal officials, as well as at educational and research institutions, senior State Department officials said yesterday. The officials told reporters the […]
TOKYO: The Japanese government is considering postponing a celebratory parade after Emperor Naruhito’s formal enthronement ceremony next week due to damage from Typhoon Hagibis, national broadcaster NHK said on Thursday. Other events connected with the Oct. 22 enthronement are still […]
Hong Kong’s Civil Human Rights Front leader Jimmy Sham arrives at a hospital following an attack in Hong Kong October 16, 2019. — Tanya Chan/social media video image via Reuters HONG KONG, Oct 17 — Rights group Amnesty International has […]
McKinley left State Department last Friday. (AP pic) WASHINGTON: A former adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who abruptly resigned last week spoke yesterday to an impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump pursued political interests in his […]
THE PHILIPPINES is losing US$4.5 billion each year due to malnutrition, which is partly driven by the increasing availability of processed food, especially to poor families, according to estimates by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef. In its 2019 State […]
Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, parents of British teen Harry Dunn who was killed in a car crash on his motorcycle, walk out after an interview New York October 15, 2019. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — US President […]
Policemen run as a police van drives over burning barricade during clashes with protesters. (AP pic) BARCELONA: Protesters clashed with police in the Spanish region of Catalonia yesterday, with some setting cars ablaze on the third day of disturbances caused […]
WASHINGTON: The Satanic Temple, recognized as a church in the United States, has the right to gather at the US Naval Academy on the condition it does not hold services, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. But the Temple said its Naval […]
Local traffic follows as US Army vehicles with flags drive down the street allegedly near the Syrian-Turkish border town Kobani, Syria October 12, 2019. — Kurdistan 24/Reuters TV image WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he […]
Trump has no problems with Russia helping out Syria. (Reuters pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday he had no problem if Russia helped Syria in conflict with Nato ally Turkey and rejected criticism of his withdrawal of US […]
A person extinguishes a burning car during a protest after a verdict in a trial over a banned independence referendum, near Catalan Ministry of Interior in Barcelona, Spain October 16, 2019. — Reuters pic BARCELONA, Oct 17 — Protesters clashed […]
A security lockdown is still largely in place. (Reuters pic) SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed three separatist fighters, while suspected militants shot dead a migrant worker on one of the bloodiest days in Kashmir since New Delhi revoked the disputed […]
RUINERWOLD: A man who paid the rent on a Dutch farmhouse where six members of a family were found locked away in a secret room will appear in court on Thursday on charges of unlawful detention and harming others’ health, […]
An animal ambulance is seen at the site of a remote farm where a family spent years locked away in a cellar, according to Dutch broadcasters’ reports, in Ruinerwold, Netherlands October 16, 2019. — Reuters pic RUINERWOLD (Netherlands), Oct 16 […]
SHANGHAI: Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Wednesday that its revenue for the first nine months of the year grew by almost a quarter despite a US campaign to isolate the company globally. Huawei’s revenues jumped 24.4 percent on-year to […]
Shavendra Silva could face up to three years in jail and a fine over the advertisments. — Reuters pic COLOMBO, Oct 16 — Sri Lanka’s army chief came under fire today after apparently endorsing Gotabhaya Rajapakse for next month’s presidential […]
Locsin believes ‘Abominable’ shouldn’t be banned. (AP pic) MANILA: The foreign minister of the Philippines called on Wednesday for a cut to a scene in DreamWorks’ animated film “Abominable” that shows China’s unilaterally declared “nine-dash line” in the South China […]
SINGAPORE: A New Zealand woman has been jailed in Singapore for six and half months for biting a policewoman’s arm after a drunken night out while visiting her sister. Katie Christina Rakich arrived in Singapore one evening in June, already […]
The small group of buildings where the family was found. (AP pic) AMSTERDAM: Dutch police said today they were questioning a man who paid the rent on a farmhouse where six members of a family were found locked away in […]
The former British colony is going through its worst political crisis since its return to China in 1997. — Reuters pic OSLO, Oct 16 — A Norwegian politician has nominated the “people of Hong Kong” for the 2020 Nobel Peace […]