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Myanmar newspaper journalists held after handing themselves in to police 10 Oct 2018 - 11:21 pm

YANGON: Three senior journalists at Myanmar's largest private newspaper were remanded in custody after handing themselves in to police on Wednesday, facing accusations...

Frustration, despair grow in Indonesia quake city over planned new homes 10 Oct 2018 - 11:21 pm

Palu, Indonesia: Survivors of Indonesia's double disaster looked to their future with frustration and despair on Wednesday as the government outlined plans to...

Bosnia oil refinery blast kills 1, injures 10 10 Oct 2018 - 02:50 pm

BOSANSKI BROD, Bosnia-Herzegovina: An explosion at a Russian-owned oil refinery in northern Bosnia has killed one worker and injured 10, the company running...

Britain expects 5,000 financial services jobs to leave by Brexit Day 10 Oct 2018 - 12:51 pm

LONDON: Britain's financial services minister said he would do all he can to ensure that the City of London continues to be major...

Five men and the sea: huge marlin sinks Filipino fishing boat 10 Oct 2018 - 12:01 pm

Manila, It reads like a modern day take on 'The Old Man and the Sea' -- five Filipino fishermen cast adrift for days...

EU schemes to sell visas pose money laundering risks - campaigners 10 Oct 2018 - 11:58 am

BRUSSELS: Programmes run by some European Union countries to sell passports and residency permits to wealthy foreign citizens pose risks of money laundering...

Four dead, 30 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey - interior ministry 10 Oct 2018 - 11:53 am

Ankara: Four people died after a migrant boat sank off the western coast of Turkey late on Tuesday, the Turkish interior ministry said...

Interpol's former Chinese chief accused of bribery 10 Oct 2018 - 11:05 am

Beijing: The former Chinese head of Interpol, who went missing last month, was accused of accepting bribes on Monday, becoming the latest top...

Heavy rains, floods kill at least five on Spain's Mallorca 10 Oct 2018 - 10:51 am

MADRID, At least five people were killed as heavy rain and flash floods hit Sant Llorenc on the Spanish island of Mallorca late...

Bangladesh sentences 19 to death over 2004 attack 10 Oct 2018 - 10:37 am

Dhaka, A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced 19 people to death over a 2004 grenade attack on the current prime minister, although a...

Kenya bus crash kills 51 10 Oct 2018 - 10:12 am

Nairobi, Fifty-one people were killed when the bus they were travelling in overturned and its entire roof was ripped off in an accident...

A waste mountain to climb: Can Africa make plastic recycling pay? 10 Oct 2018 - 10:06 am

YAOUNDE: Prince Djabea, 15, stamps on a plastic bottle as if squashing a cockroach, then using the heel of his other foot, flicks...

Suspect arrested in Germany over killing of Bulgaria journalist 10 Oct 2018 - 09:56 am

Sofia: Police in Germany have arrested a man in connection with the rape and brutal murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, Bulgarian officials...

Florida braces for deadly surge as Hurricane Michael strengthens 10 Oct 2018 - 09:42 am

Panama City, United States: Michael is now forecast to slam ashore on Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing a surge...

India train cars derail, at least 5 people killed, 35 hurt 10 Oct 2018 - 09:37 am

Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh: Five persons were killed on Wednesday when nine coaches and the engine of an Express train heading to Delhi...

More than 40 dead in Kenya bus accident 10 Oct 2018 - 08:56 am

Nairobi, More than 40 people have been killed in a bus accident in western Kenya early Wednesday, police said. "Reports reaching me are...

Netanyahu praises Nikki Haley after she quits UN post 09 Oct 2018 - 08:55 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations after she resigned on Tuesday, following a tenure...