UN calls on Myanmar to speed up Rohingya refugees’ return
UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN Security Council on Wednesday issued a statement calling on Myanmar to speed up efforts…
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Hawaii volcano could start spewing big rocks, smog, ash
PAHOA, Hawaii: A large explosion in Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano may mark the beginning of more violent, explosive eruptions that could…
32 dead after Kenya dam bursts
NAIROBI: At least 32 people died after a dam burst in central Kenya, sweeping away their homes while many of…
Pakistan’s top judge orders probe of deadliest terror attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s top judge has ordered the first official investigation into the country’s deadliest terror attack, a massacre at a…
Myanmar whistleblower cop details sting operation
YANGON: A Myanmar policeman now serving a prison sentence gave more details to a court on Wednesday about how he says…
Indonesia ends siege at high-security jail
DEPOK, Indonesia: A hostage crisis at a high-security jail in Indonesia ended yesterday after Islamist militant prisoners who killed five police…
Hong Kong’s ‘Superman’ Li Ka-shing bows out
Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing on Thursday brought down the curtain on a storied career, saying he had done…
Lightning strikes kill dozens across Bangladesh
Dozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official…