More attacks by radicals likely in Southeast Asia after Marawi
JAKARTA: As a lengthy, urban battle drags on between Philippine forces and Islamist militants in the southern city of Marawi,…
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Researchers mourn killing of Cecil the lion’s cub
JOHANNESBURG: A trophy hunter in Zimbabwe has shot dead a cub of Cecil the lion whose death in 2015 caused…
Online drug markets closed in ‘largest darknet takedown in history’
Two of the world’s most notorious darknet marketplaces have been knocked out in a one-two punch that officials say yielded…
N. Korea economy grows at fastest pace in 17 years: Seoul
SEOUL: Despite global sanctions over its weapons programmes, North Korea’s economy grew at the fastest pace in 17 years thanks to…
Synthetic cannabis blamed for spate of New Zealand deaths
At least seven people are believed to have died in Auckland this month after using synthetic cannabis, New Zealand police…
Roses, tears as Thai ex-PM Yingluck enters final stage of case
BANGKOK: Toppled Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was mobbed Friday by well-wishers, many bearing red roses, as she arrived for what…
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 living with spectre of killer quake
For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought for…
Linkin Park singer Bennington dead in apparent suicide
NEW YORK: Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who overcame a troubled childhood to top the charts with an angry but…