Permafrost more vulnerable than thought: scientists
PARIS: Frozen, sub-Arctic wastelands loaded with planet-heating greenhouse gases are more susceptible to global warming than previously understood, scientists…
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Morocco jails man for throwing himself at king’s car
RABAT: A Moroccan court sentenced a man to three years in jail for trying to throw himself on King Mohammed…
United passenger dragged off overbooked flight
CHICAGO: United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcefully…
US Marine’s conviction for killing transgender Filipina upheld
MANILA: The conviction of a US Marine for killing a transgender Filipina in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-American sentiment…
Stockholm suspect, IS sympathiser who ‘partied and drank’: media
STOCKHOLM: The main suspect in the Stockholm truck attack is an Uzbek construction worker and father-of-four believed to have IS…
Canada snow slide kills five S. Koreans
MONTREAL: Five climbers from South Korea fell to their deaths from a snow ledge that gave way near Vancouver, police…
Pressed in Iraq and Syria, IS lashes out in Egypt
CAIRO: The twin bombings of churches in Egypt suggest that Islamic State group jihadists are lashing out as they find…
Thousands at Stockholm ‘Lovefest’ vigil against terror
STOCKHOLM: More than 20,000 people stood united against terrorism Sunday at a “Lovefest” vigil in Stockholm, two days after a…