Philippine Islamist kidnappers set new ransom deadline
MANILA: Islamist extremists in the Philippines who last month beheaded a Canadian man say they will kill another Western hostage…
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US woman rushed to hospital with shark stuck to arm
MIAMI: A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a shark –…
China barely notes 50th anniversary of Cultural Revolution
Exactly 50 years ago, China embarked on what was formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a decade of…
Japan pledges to cooperate with French probe into Olympics corruption
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday vowed cooperation with French investigators probing payments allegedly made to help Tokyo…
Extra-strong condoms for Aussie Olympic team to prevent Zika infection
SYDNEY: Australia’s Olympians will be issued with free super-strength condoms in Rio to minimise any infection from the Zika virus, officials…
Pavement glued down in Hong Kong for China official visit
HONG KONG: Paving stones in central Hong Kong have been glued down to prevent protesters using them as missiles, as…
Suspect device at Manchester United stadium was ‘training device’
The suspect package that saw Manchester United’s Premier League game with Bournemouth at Old Trafford abandoned on Sunday was in…
‘Soviet chic’ restaurant favoured by KGB spies reopens in Moscow
MOSCOW: Moscow’s Aragvi restaurant, once the legendary haunt of KGB spies and cosmonauts, has reopened with its Soviet-era grandeur restored.…