Norway fines tourist guide for scaring polar bear
OSLO: Usually the humans are scared of the wild animals. But in the Norwegian far-north, an Arctic tourist guide has…
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Arrest warrant on Yingluck after court no-show
Thai junta chief orders border checkpoints to be stepped up amid rumours of ex-premier fleeing country BANGKOK: Thailand’s ex-prime minister…
Philippine lawyers to seek murder charges against policemen who killed teenager
MANILA: The Philippines Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) said it would seek murder charges yesterday against three anti-narcotics policemen whose killing…
US woman wins record US$758.7 mln jackpot
NEW YORK: A 53-year-old Massachusetts mother of two who scooped the largest single jackpot in US history – US$758.7 million…
Organised crime costs Australia A$36 bln a year
SYDNEY: Organised crime is costing Australia A$36 billion (US$28.43 billion) a year, the criminal intelligence authority said on Thursday. Money…
Turnbull slams ‘Stalinist’ critics of colonial statues
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday dismissed calls to change colonial-era monuments and the date of Australia Day as…
Fresh violence kills 71 in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar: At least 71 people including 12 security forces were killed as Rohingya militants besieged border posts in northern…
Chinese army mobilised as typhoon death toll rises in Macau
MACAU: The Chinese army on Friday joined relief efforts in Macau where at least nine people are now known…