192 listed as missing on doomed ferry
SIMALUNGUN, Indonesia: As many as 192 passengers could be missing after a ferry sank into the depths of a volcanic…
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Israeli warplanes pound Hamas targets in Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israeli warplanes pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early yesterday in a new flare-up of…
Officials struggle to protect Rohingya ahead of peak monsoon
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: International aid agencies and Bangladesh authorities are struggling to protect hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees against…
Trump tells Republicans to fix migrant children crisis
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers Tuesday he backed their efforts to craft an immigration solution that ends…
Yemen forces seize key rebel-held airport
DUBAI: Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeida airport from Huthi rebels, the coalition said, in a major step towards retaking the…
Young Turk voters show deep divisions of Erdogan era
ANKARA: Eighteen-year-old student Sena Su Baysal, a first-time voter in Turkey’s election, can’t remember life before President Tayyip Erdogan took power…
Number missing in Indonesia ferry disaster jumps to nearly 180: police
JAKARTA: Nearly 180 passengers are missing after a ferry sank into the depths of a volcanic lake in Indonesia,…
Indonesia takes a bite out of food waste one wedding at a time
JAKARTA: In the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia’s poor are getting a taste of how the other half live thanks…