30 years on, Myanmar remembers storied pro-democracy uprising
YANGON: Students and former activists in Myanmar marked the 30th anniversary of the famed 1988 pro-democracy uprising with a rousing…
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Strong typhoon churns towards Japan
TOKYO: A powerful typhoon was churning towards Japan yesterday, prompting the weather agency to warn of heavy rain and strong…
Arid and ablaze, Europe battles deadly heat
LISBON: Europe’s scorching heatwave has killed nine people in a week in Spain, health authorities said Tuesday, as stifling temperatures…
UN urges Myanmar to grant independent access to Rakhine
YANGON: The United Nations said yesterday it still had not been granted independent access to the epicentre of Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis…
Two dead in stampede at revered Indian politician’s funeral
CHENNAI, India: Indian police yesterday used batons to drive back tens of thousands of mourners thronging the funeral of a revered…
Bangladesh photographer moved to hospital from jail
DHAKA: An award-winning photographer who accused Bangladesh police of assaulting him after his arrest at the height of major protests…
Crippling drought putting Australian farmers under intense strain
MURRURUNDI, Australia: A crippling drought is ravaging vast tracts of Australia’s pastoral heartlands, decimating herds and putting desperate farmers under intense…
NASA poised to launch first Sun-skimming spaceship
TAMPA: NASA is poised to launch a $1.5 billion spacecraft on a brutally hot journey toward the Sun, offering…