In a first, women throng Saudi stadium for National Day
RIYADH: Hundreds of women thronged a sports stadium for the first time to mark Saudi Arabia’s National Day Saturday, celebrated…
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Bodybuilder Subramanian dies after AFC fight
SINGAPORE: Exhibition Match-Up fighter and President of the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation of Singapore (WBPF), Pradip Subramanian, died at…
Trump, Kim trade more insults
UNITED NATIONS: Russia urged ‘hot heads’ to calm down as the United States admitted it felt ‘challenged’ by North Korea’s…
Syrian war drops off the radar at United Nation assembly
UNITED NATIONS, United States: Syria’s war has taken a new turn with the expected recapture of Raqa from the Islamic…
Russia rejects reopening talks on Iran nuke deal
UNITED NATIONS, United States: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the idea of reopening negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal…
Philippine Presidential Palace welcomes survey showing majority support for Duterte’s drug war
MANILA: The Philippine Presidential Palace yesterday issued a statement welcoming a recent poll that showed 78 per cent of Filipinos…
Headbutt attack on Abbott ‘nothing to do with’ gay unions
SYDNEY: A self-described anarchist who headbutted former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has denied he attacked the politician because of…
English makes strong start in early NZ election count
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s conservative Prime Minister Bill English raced to a strong start in early election counting yesterday, although the…