Ex-Australia Prime Minister ‘headbutted’ amid heated gay marriage campaign
SYDNEY: Fears that a contentious postal vote on legalising same-sex marriage in Australia was fuelling violence grew yesterday after a…
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Police colonel questioned in connection with Yingluck’s escape
BANGKOK: A police colonel was questioned for being suspected to have helped Thailand’s former premier Yingluck Shinawatra flee the country…
Anxiety mounts as clock ticks down on Mexico quake rescue
MEXICO CITY: Anxiety mounted as Mexico approached the crucial 72-hour mark after a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people,…
Uber’s license to operate in London will not be renewed – Transport for London
TfL has today informed Uber that it will not be issued with a private hire operator licence. pic.twitter.com/nlYD0ny2qo — Transport…
Labour of love: a daughter’s campaign to free her father
HONG KONG: Two years after her bookseller father vanished into Chinese detention, Angela Gui refuses to give up her…
The spy who came in from the North
GWANGJU, South Korea: Condemned to death twice, former spy Seo Ok-Ryol spent three decades in prison, most of it in…
UK banks to check immigration status from January: govt
LONDON: UK banks will start carrying out immigration checks on all account holders from January, part of a crackdown…
US and Iran square off over nuke deal
European ministers call meeting to examine ways to save pact from skeptical Donald Trump UNITED NATIONS, United States: Washington and…