Trump depicts United States of Armageddon, but do facts add up?
WASHINGTON: To hear Donald Trump tell it, America is a sick, dystopian mess, mired in urban violence, terror threats and…
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Putin insists ‘no place’ for doping in sport as Rio ban looms
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Friday insisted Russia was committed to wiping out doping in a last-ditch push to avoid…
Syrians harness Pokemon frenzy to depict their plight
BEIRUT: A sad-eyed Pikachu Pokemon Go character sits amidst the rubble on a Syrian street, while a Charizard dragon from…
Li says world should step up economic policy coordination
BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called on world leaders to step up macroeconomic policy coordination, after meeting the…
Indian air force plane missing with 29 on board
An Indian Air Force plane carrying 29 people went missing Friday on its way to Port Blair, capital of the…
Japanese ‘rent men’ who are paid just to listen
TOKYO: From lonely pensioners to Japanese schoolgirls with shattered dreams, Takanobu Nishimoto and his crew of middle-aged men will lend an…
Pokemon no-go for Indonesian civil servants
JAKARTA: Indonesian civil servants have been ordered not to play Pokemon Go at work in a bid to protect “state secrets”,…
Security Council holds first secret poll on next UN Chief selection
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Thursday held its first straw poll on candidates vying to become the next UN secretary-general…