All abroad: Kim dynasty’s travels on armour-plated trains
SEOUL: The North Korean train that arrived in Beijing this week looked remarkably similar to one used by the North’s…
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Police make arrest over Indian journalist’s ‘sand mafia’ death
NEW DELHI: Amid growing outrage over the latest murder of a journalist in India, police have arrested a truck driver…
300 million hepatitis B sufferers but only one in 20 treated
PARIS: Some 300 million people worldwide are living with the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV), but only one in 20 received…
UN chief shocked by Myanmar army chief’s Rohingya comments
UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticised Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya…
Satellite images reveal show of force in Chinese naval drill
HANOI/HONG KONG: Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of…
Russian media predicts new ‘Cold War’
MOSCOW: Russian media yesterday shared the view that Western countries’ coordinated expulsions of Russian diplomats following the poisoning in Britain of…
Coalition threatens retaliation against Iran over missiles
RIYADH: A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia threatened retaliation against arch-foe Iran, accusing the Shiite power of being behind…
Australian paraplegic ‘humbled’ by Everest base camp trek
KATHMANDU: A wheelchair-bound Australian who reached Everest base camp under his own power said yesterday he was ‘humbled’ to be the…