Brazil to close half of ‘peace police’ units in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil is to close half of its ‘peace police’ units operating in the favelas of Rio de…
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Australia plans Captain Cook monument for anniversary of colonial landing
SYDNEY: The Australian Government is planning a new monument to commemorate the April 29 anniversary of the day that British…
Thrifty at 50: Pakistan keeps ageing Mirages flying
The sprawling complex at Kamra, west of Islamabad, reverbates at the thundering take-off of a Mirage Rose-1, the latest ageing…
Kim offers to close nuclear test site in May, invite US experts
North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite US weapons experts to the country, Seoul…
Australia to send military aircraft to monitor N. Korean ships
SYDNEY: Australia will send a military patrol aircraft to monitor North Korean vessels suspected of transferring prohibited goods in defiance…
Dozens hurt as Myanmar battles week-long landfill fire
YANGON: Firefighters in Myanmar scrambled to put out a fire in a massive garbage dump on the edge of its…
SE Asia faces threats from IS, cyberattacks
SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia faces ‘very real’ threats from the Islamic State (IS) group despite their defeat in the Middle East,…
British toddler at centre of legal battle dies
LONDON: Terminally-ill British toddler Alfie Evans died in hospital yesterday after doctors withdrew life support, the child’s parents said, following…