Plane crash prolongs Egypt’s economic misery
CAIRO: Egypt’s latest air disaster is another crushing blow to a country whose tourism-dependent economy is struggling to recover from…
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Search for MH370 likely to end by August
SYDNEY: The massive search for Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean is expected to be completed…
Beijing issues warning to Taiwan’s new president
TAIPEI: Beijing warned Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-wen against seeking independence yesterday, cautioning that peace would be “impossible” if she…
Police: Jabing Kho hanged in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Malaysian murder convict Jabing Kho was hanged in Singapore yesterday, police said, hours after the city-state’s highest court rejected…
‘Debris from’ missing EgyptAir flight found in Mediterranean
The Egyptian army said Friday that debris from the missing EgyptAir flight had been recovered from the Mediterranean. Flight MS804…
200,000 flee capital as Sri Lanka flood misery worsens
Sri Lankans clambered onto rubber dinghies and makeshift rafts Friday to flee their flooded capital as fresh downpours elsewhere hampered…
After Duterte: Philippine mayor offers bounties to kill criminals
MANILA: The incoming mayor of a major Philippine city said Friday he was offering bounties to police to kill criminals, deepening…
Indian city hits 51 degrees, setting new heat record
A city in northern India has shattered the national heat record, registering a searing 51 degrees Celsius — the highest…