First global pact backing indigenous land rights launched
STOCKHOLM: Native peoples struggling to retain or regain stewardship of forests that sustained them for countless generations may finally…
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Tom Petty, heartland rocker with dark streak, dead at 66
NEW YORK: Tom Petty, the heartland rocker whose classic melodies but dark storytelling created a string of hits over…
Australian final report on MH370 search admits ‘failure’
CANBERRA: The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) expressed regret on Tuesday that the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370…
Australia’s new frigates to feature long-range missile defence system
SYDNEY: Australia’s new frigates will be equipped with a long-range missile defence system to counter threats from rogue states…
Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock: retired accountant, heavy gambler
LAS VEGAS: Stephen Craig Paddock, the retired accountant who smuggled an arsenal into a swank Las Vegas hotel and…
50 killed in deadliest US shooting
Gunman opens fire on festival revellers on Las Vegas Strip before shot dead by cops; Isis claims responsibility LAS VEGAS:…
Las Vegas gunman believed to have killed himself
LAS VEGAS: The gunman who opened fire on concertgoers from 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel was found dead,…
Spain faces crisis after secession vote independence declaration
Rajoy to call all-party talks after Catalonians voted ‘yes’ in violent independence referendum BARCELONA: Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces…