Japan’s ‘Twitter killer’ charged with nine counts of murder
TOKYO: Japan’s “Twitter killer”, suspected of murdering and chopping up people he lured on social media, and storing their body…
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India govt under fire over fuel prices, opposition unites for protests
NEW DELHI: Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts…
Man charged with Australia family murders
PERTH: A young man has been charged with the murder of five people including three toddlers, Australian police said…
Daniel Zhang to become Alibaba chairman in a year’s time
KUALA LUMPUR: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has announced that Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang will succeed Jack Ma as…
7 wounded including 2 British tourists in Paris knife attack
PARIS: Seven people including two British tourists were wounded Sunday in Paris after they were attacked by a man…
Obama urges voters to mobilise against the ‘politics of fear’
LOS ANGELES: Former US president Barack Obama urged voters to mobilise and return control of Congress to Democrats as he denounced…
‘US officials met Venezuela officers to discuss coup bid’
WASHINGTON: Officials from President Donald Trump’s administration met secretly with Venezuelan military officers to discuss plans to oust President Nicolas Maduro…
Khamenei urges Iran’s military to ‘scare off’ enemy
DUBAI: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday urged Iran’s armed forces to increase their power to “scare off” the enemy,…