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Anti-coal protest sparks rare Thai govt climbdown 19 Feb 2017 - 11:06 pm

Bangkok: Thailand's military government yesterday shelved plans to build a coal-fired power station in a popular beach region, a rare success for demonstrators...

South Korea joins maritime exercise in Thailand 19 Feb 2017 - 11:06 pm

Seoul: South Korea is participating in a multinational maritime military exercise led by the United States and Thailand in the Southeast Asian country,...

US pushes China to keep up pressure on North Korea 19 Feb 2017 - 11:06 pm

WASHINGTON: Washington urged Beijing to keep pressure on North Korea to return to talks aimed at preventing Pyongyang from making further advances in...

Unrest continues as soldiers injured in Rakhine violence 19 Feb 2017 - 11:06 pm

Yangon: Two members of Myanmar's security forces were injured in a clash with militants on the troubled Rakhine State border with Bangladesh, Myanmar...

Hundreds of Rohingyas 'return home' 19 Feb 2017 - 11:06 pm

Dhaka: Hundreds of Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said yesterday, adding that most...

Egypt jails 21 opponents to life for ‘violence’ 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 21 anti-regime opponents to life for allegedly committing violence following the 2013 coup against president Mohamed...

Iraq launches offensive on last IS stronghold in Mosul 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm

Baghdad/Erbil: US-backed Iraqi forces yesterday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State (IS) militants from their remaining stronghold in Mosul, in the...

Sudan aid to drop despite easing of US sanctions: UN 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm

Khartoum: Global financial support for humanitarian work in conflict-riven Sudan is expected to drop this year despite improved aid access and the easing...

25 dead in DR Congo rebel attack 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm

Kinshasa: Militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo's Nande ethnic group have killed 25 civilians in the country's east, local officials said. "In...

Hamas court sentences three to death 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm

GAZA CITY: Hamas military courts in Gaza have sentenced three Palestinians to death for allegedly spying for Israel and upheld the sentences of...

Netanyahu spurned peace offer: Report 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly with Arab rulers last year to hear then US secretary of state John Kerry pitch...

Iran dismisses US pressure 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm

Munich: Iran's foreign minister brushed aside new pressure from the United States yesterday, declaring that his country is "unmoved by threats" but responds...

Man in photos now main suspect in girls’ deaths 19 Feb 2017 - 10:52 pm

Delphi, Indiana: A MAN photographed walking along a northern Indiana trail system around the time two teenage girls later found slain were dropped...

Border shooting of Mexican teen heads to Supreme Court 19 Feb 2017 - 10:46 pm

Washington: Sergio Hernandez died at 15, shot dead by policeman Jesus Mesa. His would have been a story of American violence both tragic...

North California braces for storm 19 Feb 2017 - 10:41 pm

Los Angeles: A huge Pacific storm that parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths...

Ivory Coast cocoa producers protest downturn in sales 19 Feb 2017 - 10:32 pm

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: The world's largest cocoa producer is seeing demonstrations against a slowdown in exports and a reduced buying price. Dozens of...

Georgians rally to support opposition TV 19 Feb 2017 - 09:35 pm

Tbilisi: Thousands of Georgians rallied in the capital Tbilisi yesterday to protest the government’s alleged attempts to silence a pro-opposition television channel. Since...