10 children dead as Rohingya boat sinks
At least 12 refugees drowned, scores missing in latest tragedy to strike those fleeing Myanmar SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh: At…
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Catalan leader under pressure to drop bid
BARCELONA/MADRID: Catalonia’s secessionist leader came under intense pressure yesterday to abandon plans to declare independence from Spain after hundreds of…
Top Republican lawmaker says US on course for WWIII with Trump at helm
WASHINGTON: A top Republican lawmaker warned Sunday that US President Donald Trump’s impulsive threats against other countries could set America…
Blaze at Moscow shopping centre forces 3,000 to evacuate
MOSCOW: Three thousand people were evacuated from a shopping centre in Moscow on Sunday after a massive fi re broke…
Dove sorry for advert branded ‘racist’
LONDON: Personal care brand Dove has apologised for an advert that showed a black woman removing a top to reveal…
Britain to launch its first-ever national hub to beat online hate crime
LONDON: Britain is to set up its first-ever expert unit to track down people guilty of online hate crime,…
Hear them roar: Afghan female football fans show their support
KABUL: Shiba Rahimi, a demure pale pink hijab covering her hair, sits forward in her seat and does a shrill…
Pressure mounts on Catalan separatists after unity rallies
BARCELONA: Pressure mounted on Monday against Catalan plans to declare independence after hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied to…