Rare butterfly killer convicted in Britain
LONDON: A British man has been convicted of capturing and killing two of Britain’s rarest butterflies, the endangered Large Blues,…
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2,500 years on, replica of sunken ship sets sail from Israel
JERUSALEM: An identical replica of a 2,500-year-old merchant vessel that ran aground off the coast of present-day Israel set sail…
China home to two of top three Asian universities
LONDON: Chinese mainland is home to two of the top three universities in Asia, according to research published on Thursday…
China re-brands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist draw
It was a top-secret Chinese nuclear facility with a deadly Cold War mission — to make plutonium for an atomic…
‘Jong-nam’s embalmed body can be preserved for three months’
KUALA LUMPUR: Last Sunday’s embalming of the body of murdered North Korean Kim Jong-nam can help preserve it for up…
Tillerson seeks new North Korea plan on Seoul visit
TOKYO: Washington’s top diplomat was to hold talks in South Korea on Friday after China challenged him to come up…
Somali pirates release hijacked oil tanker, hostages
MOGADISHU: Somali pirates on Thursday handed over an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages captured just days ago, the…
Snags slow Trump’s White House debut
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump wants to act swiftly, but 55 days after moving into the White House the president has little…