Philippines plans to take drug war to schools
MANILA: The Philippines is planning to take President Rodrigo Duterte’s ferocious drugs war to schools with the inspection of bags…
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Rats break into ATM, munch through US$18,000 in cash
NEW DELHI: Indian police on Thursday said rats nibbled through more than a million rupees of banknotes after busting into…
Sonar technology equipment deployed in search for Lake Toba ferry disaster victims
SIMALUNGUN, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities yesterday turned to cutting-edge sonar technology as they search one of the world’s deepest lakes for…
North, South Korea mutually agree to hold reunions for war-separated families in August
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed yesterday to resume reunions for families separated by the Korean War in August –…
Melania visits border, Congress flails on family separations
MCALLEN, United States: Melania Trump made a surprise trip to the US-Mexican border on Thursday as her husband’s administration seeks…
Japan volcano erupts, ejecting smoke and rocks
TOKYO: A Japanese volcano that figured in a 1960s James Bond movie erupted explosively yesterday for the first time since…
One killed, 7 wounded in coalition strike in Syria
BEIRUT: At least one Syrian soldier was killed and seven others wounded in a US-led coalition strike in central Syria,…
Parents in California torture case ordered to stand trial
LOS ANGELES: A judge ordered a married couple to stand trial on 49 counts of torture, false imprisonment and abuse…