Eye exam may predict Alzheimer’s
TAMPA: Advances in eye exam technology could one day help doctors diagnose people with Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms…
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Australian consulate in Surabaya boosts security after threat
JAKARTA: Australia’s consulate in the Indonesian city of Surabaya boosted security measures yesterday after a social media post urged militants…
Flood-stricken Kerala angry after govt rejects US$100 mln aid offer
KOCHI, India: Leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily hit out at India’s national government yesterday for rejecting a US$100 million…
Afghanistan has ‘unprecedented’ opportunity for peace — US general
WASHINGTON: The top commander for US and Nato forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that warring parties now have an ‘unprecedented’…
Half ‘lost’ Rohingya children orphaned by violence — Study
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Half the Rohingya children who crossed into Bangladesh without their parents were actually orphaned by violence in…
Afghan stabbed teenage sister 28 times in Austria ‘honour’ killing
VIENNA: An Austrian court on Wednesday sentenced an Afghan man to life in prison for fatally stabbing his teenage sister 28…
UK plans to adopt EU rules in case of no-deal Brexit
LONDON: Britain’s Brexit secretary said yesterday that London will take unilateral action and respect EU rules in some sectors to…
Uganda’s pop star MP charged with treason
KAMPALA: Uganda yesterday filed treason charges against pop star-turned-MP Robert Kyagulanyi shortly after prosecutors dropped accusations of illegal weapons possession against…