UN: Myanmar ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
GENEVA: The UN human rights chief yesterday slammed Myanmar’s apparent ‘systematic attack’ on the Rohingya minority, warning that “ethnic cleansing”…
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Grace Mugabe says model attacked her with knife
JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has denied assaulting South African model Gabriella Engels with an electric cable in a…
Philippines says some rebels ready to surrender as troops advance in Marawi
MARAWI CITY, Philippines: Some Islamic State-linked militants besieging the southern Philippines city of Marawi have sent ‘feelers’ they are prepared…
Foreign Red Cross worker killed by patient in Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan:A foreign physiotherapist working for the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan was shot and killed Monday by a wheelchair-bound…
Taiwanese activist confesses to Chinese subversion charges
BEIJING: A Taiwanese democracy activist confessed Monday to charges of attempting to subvert Chinese government power during a trial…
China mulls petrol car ban, boosting electric vehicles
BEIJING: China, the world’s biggest auto market, is considering a ban on fossil fuel cars in a major boost…
New Incheon Airport terminal to open in January
SEOUL: The second passenger terminal (T2) at Incheon International Airport will open in January next year, as it has…
Irma’s fierce winds blast into Florida
Destructive winds and deadly storm surges sparked one of the largest evacuations in US history FORT MYERS, Fla: Hurricane Irma’s…