Ecuador president calls Julian Assange a ‘problem’
QUITO: The president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno on Sunday described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as an ‘inherited problem’ that has…
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Exiled Maldives leader accuses China of ‘land grab’
COLOMBO: Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed yesterday accused China of seizing land in the politically-troubled Indian Ocean archipelago and…
Prison guards start nationwide strike
PARIS: French prison guards launched a nationwide strike yesterday in a showdown with President Emmanuel Macron’s government over staff levels…
More than 50,000 Greeks protest over Macedonia name row
THESSALONIKI, Greece: More than 50,000 protesters massed in the streets of northern Greece’s biggest city Thessaloniki on Sunday, police said,…
Landslide pushes bus into ravine, killing at least 13
BOGOTA: At least 13 people, including a newborn, were killed on Sunday when a landslide pushed a bus into a…
Kabul hotel attack toll at least 22
KABUL: At least 22 people are now known to have died when Taliban militants slaughtered guests at a luxury Kabul…
Prosecutors raid home of S. Korea ex-president’s brother
SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors raided the house and office of ex-president Lee Myung-Bak’s brother yesterday, reports said, probing allegations the…
Oil slick off China coast trebles in size
BEIJING: The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China’s east coast has more than trebled in size, just over…