Indonesian orangutan brutally killed and eaten
JAKARTA: A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto…
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Baby brain scans may reveal autism risk: study
PARIS: Brain scans of babies may predict which ones will develop autism, a debilitating disorder whose symptoms can be softened…
‘N. Korea female agents are regime’s weapon of choice’
SEOUL: North Korean female assassins, armed with good looks and poison tools, are now the weapon of choice for a…
All eyes on Tillerson’s debut at G20 in Germany
BONN: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made his diplomatic debut at a G20 gathering in Germany yesterday as Russia…
Tokyo seniors gamble time away in Vegas-style care centre
TOKYO: What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there, and senior citizens in Japan are profiting from it. An elderly…
China demands Vietnam’s apology for attack alleged by tourist
BEIJING: China yesterday demanded that Vietnam apologise to a Chinese tourist who says he was beaten up by Vietnamese border…
N. Korea female agents are regime’s weapon of choice: defector
SEOUL: North Korean female assassins, armed with good looks and poison tools, are now the weapon of choice for a…
What’s your poison? A history of killing with chemistry
BANGKOK: From the courtiers of Ancient Greece to Soviet spies and maybe now North Korean agents, poison has a long…