Rescuers in grim search for survivors of Mexico quake
MEXICO CITY: Rescuers dug yesterday for survivors of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 233 people in Mexico, as…
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Myanmar asylum-seeker jailed 18 months for Australia child bride
SYDNEY: A Myanmar asylum-seeker was yesterday sentenced to 18 months behind bars for marrying an underage girl in Australia in…
Indian journalist covering political unrest beaten to death
NEW DELHI: A reporter covering political unrest in India’s northeast was beaten to death during violent clashes, officials said yesterday,…
Grenade attack on minister kills three in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India: Suspected militants fired a grenade yesterday at the motorcade of a local politician in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three…
Mob attack, Red Cross crash hamper Rohingya aid
SITTWE, Myanmar: Myanmar police clashed with an angry mob blocking an aid shipment in Rakhine state and nine people died…
Philippine lawmakers do rights backflip after outcry
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s congressional allies have restored the budget of the nation’s human rights commission following an outcry…
Facebook bans ‘dangerous’ Rohingya militant group
YANGON: Facebook said it has banned a Rohingya militant group from its site, designating it a ‘dangerous organisation’ as information on…
Alarm over flesh-eating ulcer cases in Australia
SYDNEY: The spread of a flesh-eating bacterial condition in Australia sparked calls Thursday for more government-funded research into the disease,…