Turnbull wins key support, edges closer to forming govt
SYDNEY: Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appeared likely to retain power after gaining the support of a key independent…
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Taiwan cancels flights as super typhoon Nepartak bears down
TAIPEI: Taiwan cancelled more than 100 flights and shut schools and offices yesterday as the island braced for a direct…
Hepatitis outstrips AIDS, TB as killer — Report
PARIS: Virus-caused hepatitis has become a leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing more people in a…
Taiwan cancels flights as super typhoon bears down
TAIPEI: Taiwan cancelled more than 100 flights and shut schools and offices Thursday as the island braced for a direct…
Germany to bolster rape law after Cologne mob assaults
BERLIN: The German parliament is set to pass a new law Thursday broadening the definition of sex crimes and making…
Policeman dead after Bangladesh Eid prayer attack
DHAKA: At least one policeman was killed and five others wounded Thursday following an explosion and a gunbattle near a…
Pakistan’s lonely elephant suffering ‘mental illness’: experts
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s lonely elephant Kaavan has become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by music icon Cher, but…
UK goverment to impose new doctors’ contract after strikes
LONDON: Britain’s government will force junior doctors in England to accept a new contract, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday,…