Turkish police detain hundreds of protesting airport workers
ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained hundreds of workers protesting over labour conditions at Istanbul’s new airport, a giant project championed…
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Mangkhut kills over 30 in the Philippines
Super typhoon rocks Hong Kong en route to mainland China, leaving more than 100 people injured HONG KONG: Typhoon Mangkhut…
Egyptian court orders arrest of Mubarak’s sons over stock market manipulation
CAIRO: An Egyptian criminal court ordered the arrest of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons on charges of stock market…
Iraq parliament elects Sunni lawmaker al-Halbousi as speaker, breaking deadlock
ERBIL/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq: Iraq’s parliament elected Sunni lawmaker Mohammed al-Halbousi as speaker on Saturday, marking an important step towards establishing a…
US will never present peace plan — Palestinian official
JERICHO, West Bank: The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is…
Islanders in Kenya build recycled plastic boat to highlight pollution
LAMU, Kenya: Kenyan islanders have built a boat made entirely of recycled plastic collected during clean-ups of the ocean to…
In the Name of the Father: Unholy row over Seoul church inheritance
SEOUL: One of the world’s largest presbyterian churches has been engulfed by an unholy row after its pastor sought to…
Macau shuts down casinos for first time as storm approaches
HONG KONG: Macau shut down all its casinos in a historic first as Typhoon Mangkhut approached yesterday, with authorities warning…