Hunt for Myanmar plane wreck survivors enters third day
SAN HLAN, Myanmar: Search and rescue efforts for a plane that crashed off Myanmar’s southern coast entered a third…
Browsing: World
Japan clears way for first emperor abdication in over 200 years
TOKYO: Japan’s parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down,…
North Korea says missile launch a new type of ‘cruise rocket’
SEOUL: North Korea’s latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of “ground-to-sea cruise rocket”, Pyongyang’s…
Accord reached for MH17 relatives to watch victims’ final hours
THE HAGUE: Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine in mid-2014 were given the green…
Qatar won’t back down in face of pressure: minister
DOHA: Far from backing down in the face of unprecedented pressure from Gulf rivals, Qatar’s foreign minister said Thursday…
Philippine siege city’s ex-mayor arrested for rebellion
ZAMBOANGA CITY: The former mayor of Marawi City, where pro-Daesh fighters have been holding out against government forces for…
British PM poised to win vote but lose majority as Brexit looms
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May is poised to win Britain’s snap election but lose her parliamentary majority, a shock exit…
Internet, social media back in Ethiopia after block
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia re-activated cellphone data services and unexpectedly allowed access to social media sites that had been blocked since…