North Korea threatens to ‘sink’ Japan
Pyongyang also threaten to reduce US to ‘ashes and darkness’ for supporting UN Security Council resolution SEOUL/JAPAN: A North Korean…
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East Timor set to swear in Mari Alkatiri as Prime Minister
DILI: East Timor is set to swear in Mari Alkatiri for a second stint as prime minister, the country’s president…
Abe says UN resolution must force change in North Korea
NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday called for strict enforcement of a UN resolution against North Korea over…
Inquiry promises to uncover truth about Grenfell Tower fire
LONDON: A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed at least 80 people in June held…
‘China endorses crackdown on Rohingya’
YANGON: China endorses Myanmar’s offensive against Rohingya Muslim insurgents, Myanmar state media said yesterday, as the UN secretary-general described the…
Media faces Australia shake-up with reforms agreed
SYDNEY: Controversial changes to Australia’s media laws neared agreement yesterday in a deal likely to result in significant concentration of…
India’s first bullet train project fast-tracks Japanese ties
AHMEDABAD, India: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday inaugurated India’s first bullet train project – a US$19 billion line in…
Another town scraps Australia Day, drawing government ire
SYDNEY: Marking Australia Day is like celebrating the Holocaust, a Melbourne politician said as her council scrapped a holiday it…