US actor, playwright Sam Shepard dead at 73: US media
NEW YORK: Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor whose career spanned nearly five decades, has died, US…
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UK minister to meet Silicon Valley over online extremism
LONDON: Britain’s interior minister Amber Rudd will meet with tech leaders in California’s Silicon Valley this week to try and…
US says ‘no point’ in UN meeting on North Korea amid show of force
The United States said Sunday the time for talk over North Korea was “over,” spurning a UN response to Pyongyang’s…
Australian plane plot may have involved bomb or gas: reports
SYDNEY: Four men accused of plotting to bring down a plane planned to use poisonous gas or a crude bomb…
755 US diplomats must leave Russia: Putin
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin said 755 US diplomats must leave Russia and warned ties with Washington could be…
Australia foils IS ‘terrorist plot’
Security ramped up after four arrested over alleged plot to bring down airplane SYDNEY: Australia has foiled an Islamist-inspired ‘terrorist…
British government rift over EU immigration
LONDON: The British government appeared divided yesterday over Brexit, with International Trade Secretary Liam Fox clashing with finance minister Philip…
Xi calls for building elite forces during massive military parade
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military yesterday to transform itself into an elite force, as he oversaw a…