Global warming hikes risk of landslide tsunamis: study
PARIS: With a wave runup of nearly 200 metres, the tsunami that ripped through an Alaskan fjord in 2015…
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Putin ‘ultimately’ to blame for spy poisoning — UK
LONDON: Britain said yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ‘ultimate’ responsibility for a nerve agent attack on a former…
Japan quake, landslides claim 9 lives
TOKYO: Devastating landslides caused by a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan claimed at least nine lives yesterday, with dozens still…
Two Koreas to hold summit as Kim renews denuclearisation pledge
SEOUL: The leaders of the two Koreas will hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, Seoul said yesterday, as Kim Jong…
Hun Sen formally installed as Cambodia PM
PHNOM PENH: Strongman Hun Sen was formally installed as Cambodia prime minister for a new term yesterday, after securing all…
Landmark India ruling ends gay sex ban
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court yesterday struck down a ban on gay sex after a decades-old campaign against a colonial-era…
Journalists among 20 killed in Kabul twin blasts
KABUL: At least 20 people have been killed including two Afghan journalists after twin blasts at a Kabul wrestling club…
One dead, 25 injured in Basra protests
BASRA, Iraq: One protester died and 25 more were injured on Wednesday night, in a third day of violent clashes with…