Chinese court convicts Australians in Crown gambling case: consul
SHANGHAI: Nineteen current and former employees of Australia’s Crown Resorts company pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges in a Chinese court…
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Myanmar and Thailand torch $1 billion of seized drugs
YANGON: Myanmar and Thailand started torching nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on Monday, a defiant show of…
China’s hydropower frenzy drowns sacred mountains
YAJIANG, China: Towering walls of concrete entomb lush forests on mountainsides in southwest China as workers toil on the…
World mayors urge G20 leaders to ‘save the planet’
PARIS: Dozens of city mayors from around the world — including Washington, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney — on…
Japan’s airbag giant Takata says filed for bankruptcy protection
TOKYO: Japan’s crisis-hit car parts maker Takata said it filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, after deadly faults in…
Nine dead, 28 missing in Colombia tourist boat sinking
GUATAPE: At least nine people were dead and 28 missing after a boat carrying tourists sank in a reservoir in…
139 dead, more than 100 injured in Pakistan oil tanker fire
AHMEDPUR EAST, Pakistan: An overturned oil tanker exploded in a huge fireball in Pakistan Sunday, killing at least 139 people…
Hong Kong activists stage China protest ahead of Xi visit
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Monday draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city’s return…