Outspoken journalist’s murder sparks outcry in India
BANGALORE, India: Indian activists, politicians and journalists demanded a full investigation yesterday into the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a newspaper…
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Protesters storm Philippines mining event, demand halt to extraction
MANILA: Around 300 protesters clashed with security yesterday at a Manila hotel where an annual mining conference was being held,…
French fashion giants ban ultra-thin models
PARIS: A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent pledged Wednesday to ban ultra-thin models…
Changi Airport new Terminal 4 to commence ops Oct 31
SINGAPORE: The new Terminal 4 (T4) at Changi Airport will commence operations on Oct 31, 2017, said Changi Airport Group…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi slams ‘misinformation’ over Rohingya crisis
YANGON: Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday alleged a “huge iceberg of misinformation” was distorting…
N. Korea nuclear test 10 times more powerful than Hiroshima: Japan
TOKYO: Japan Wednesday again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea’s latest nuclear test to a yield of around…
Hurricane Irma of ‘unprecedented intensity’ in the Atlantic
PARIS: Hurricane Irma is of “unprecedented intensity” in the Atlantic, meteorologists said Wednesday, as they advised residents of tiny…
N Korea n-test explosive yield may have reached 120 kilotons
TOKYO: North Korea’s nuclear test on Sunday may have produced an explosive yield of 120 kilotons, eight times more…