New Zealand PM says poll deadlock may last three weeks
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said Monday he expects two or three weeks of “tense” negotiations with maverick…
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Chinese vase sells for 10,000 times estimated price in auction
GENEVA: A Chinese vase valued between 500 and 800 Swiss francs has sold for a record five million Swiss francs,…
US warplanes fly off N. Korea coast in new show of force
WASHINGTON: US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea Saturday in a show of force against…
Junta chief, backers fuel suspicions of plans to stay in power
BANGKOK: In his dark suit, Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha cut an incongruous figure guiding a rice tractor across a…
Bangladesh slaps mobile ban on Rohingya refugees
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has banned telecommunication companies from selling mobile phone connections to Rohingya refugees, citing security concerns for the…
Tens of thousands flee rumbling Bali volcano
KARANGASEM, Indonesia: More than 34,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali as the…
Merkel set for fourth term
BERLIN: Germans were urged to vote in a national election yesterday in which a seemingly assured fourth term for Chancellor…
Panel falls from aircraft, smashes into car in Japan
TOKYO: A panel weighing 4.3 kilogrammes fell from a plane shortly after take-off from a Japanese airport and smashed the…