Philippines demands China stop taking fishermen’s catch
MANILA: The Philippines yesterday demanded that China stop confiscating the catch of Filipino fishermen in the disputed South China Sea,…
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of three Chilean bishops
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros…
Turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis
BANGKOK: Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle…
12 dead, 31 wounded in Kabul attack
KABUL: At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a government…
Vietnam detains 100 after protests turn violent
HANOI: Authorities in Vietnam have detained more than 100 people after protesters pelted government buildings with rocks and Molotov cocktails,…
Five shot dead in Thailand’s Deep South
BANGKOK: Five men were shot dead early yesterday in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south, police said, as violence in the troubled region…
Officials meet to narrow differences
SINGAPORE: US President Donald Trump said yesterday his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore could…
Pot of gold found in abandoned French house
QUIMPER, France: A demolition team called in to tear down an abandoned house in western France this week struck gold…