Corpses, excrement, litter: welcome to Rio Olympic sailing venue
RIO DE JANEIRO: When Olympic sailors compete in Rio the cameras will show a made-for-television scene of sparkling tropical waters…
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N. Korea sends high-level delegation to Rio: state media
SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday sent a high-level delegation to attend the Rio Olympics, Pyongyang’s state media said, even as…
Rio not ‘clean’ – Russian doping whistleblower
RIO DE JANEIRO: Russian doping whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov has told a Brazilian newspaper that the Rio Olympics “will not be…
New cyber attack hits Democrats
Clinton campaign also confirms computer system breached in intrusion, Assange says more leaks coming
Security stepped up at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport following threat
THE HAGUE: Security was stepped up in and around Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport yesterday following a threat, local authorities said in…
Police arrest two suspected of plotting attack in Belgium
BRUSSELS: Belgian police arrested two men suspected of plotting a terror attack in Belgium as Europe remained on edge yesterday…
China issues safety warning for Rio Olympics
SHANGHAI: China’s foreign ministry has issued a safety warning to Chinese tourists visiting Brazil for the Olympics, the official China…
Philippine crime war packs decaying jails
Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded jails, and conditions are…