Ancient sarcophagus found not to house Alexander the Great’s remains
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: Egyptian archaeologists dashed local hopes that a newly-discovered ancient sarcophagus might contain the remains of Alexander the Great,…
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S. Korea’s ex-president Park given eight more years in prison
SEOUL: Disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds from the country’s…
Suspect held over Kazakh Olympic figure skater’s murder
ALMATY: Police in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty have detained a suspect after the murder of Olympic figure skating hero Denis…
Myanmar army made ‘systematic’ Rohingya crackdown plan — Rights group
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military engaged in ‘extensive and systematic’ preparations for a bloody crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, a rights group said…
Turnbull calls on Pope to sack disgraced archbishop
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday called on Pope Francis to sack disgraced archbishop Philip Wilson after he was…
Indonesia’s ‘child’ of Krakatoa spews ash and lava
JAKARTA: An Indonesian volcano known as the ‘child’ of the legendary Krakatoa erupted yesterday, spewing a plume of ash high…
‘Treasure ship’ claim raises eyebrows in South Korea
SEOUL: A company claiming to have found the wreck of a Russian warship with US$130 billion in gold ‘treasure’ off…
Putin slams US forces ready to ‘sacrifice’ Russia-US ties
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday slammed ‘forces’ in the US who were willing to sacrifice Russian-US ties, two days…