Shark attack suspends elite surfing competition in Australia
SYDNEY: A man suffered leg injuries yesterday after he was attacked by a shark off Australia’s southwestern coast, forcing authorities to…
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7 killed, 17 injured in S. Carolina prison riot
WASHINGTON, United States: Seven inmates were killed and 17 others injured in a riot at a maximum security prison in…
Seven killed in Indonesia building collapse
BANDUNG, Indonesia: A group of teenagers practising for a dance and music show were among seven Indonesians killed Monday when the…
Ankara hits back over Macron comments on Russia-Turkey split
ISTANBUL: Turkey yesterday hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron over his comments that the weekend’s air strikes against the…
Barbara Bush, 92, ‘in failing health’
WASHINGTON, United States: Former US first lady Barbara Bush is in ‘failing health’ after a series of hospitalisations and “has…
Lavrov: Russia has ‘not tampered’ with Douma site
LONDON, United Kingdom: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday denied that Moscow was interfering with evidence of a suspected chemical…
Eight go on trial in India for rape, murder of Kashmiri girl
SRINAGAR, India: Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and…
Philippines bars EU Socialist Party official for criticising Duterte
MANILA: Philippine immigration authorities on Sunday denied entry and deported a Socialist Party official from the European Union, who had criticised…