Israel recognises settlement on private West Bank land
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court has for the first time recognised as legal a settlement established on privately owned Palestinian land…
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Snake bites dog: South Korea police to honour dead canine
SEOUL: A long-serving South Korean police dog killed in the line of duty – by a snake – will be…
Philippines hunt bombers in deadly festival blast
SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines: Philippine authorities were hunting yesterday two men believed to have planted the explosives that killed two people,…
LA to pay US$14.3 mln to family of man mistakenly shot by police
LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles County has agreed to pay US$14.35 million to the family of a man mistakenly shot by…
Brazil deploys army to boost security at Venezuela border
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a decree Tuesday to send the army to ‘guarantee law and order’ on the…
Hong Kong professor arrested for murder after wife’s body found inside suitcase
HONG KONG: A University of Hong Kong professor has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife after police found…
Myanmar rejects UN ‘genocide’ charge
YANGON: Myanmar rejected yesterday the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya, after the…
Hong Kong professor arrested for murder after body found in suitcase
HONG KONG: A University of Hong Kong professor has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife after police…