Russia to pull out of Syria
MOSCOW/GENEVA: President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that “the main part” of Russian armed forces in…
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Slovenia invites Putin to WWI event despite EU tensions
LJUBLJANA: Slovenia said on Monday it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend a World War I commemoration event…
Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the defence ministry to begin the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria…
Turkey pounds Kurdish rebel camps after bombing
A suicide car bomb tears downtown Ankara killing at least 36 people, the third attack in five months ANKARA: Turkish…
China’s Xi says military must develop cutting edge technology
BEIJING: China’s military must pour efforts into developing cutting edge defence technology, which has strategic significance, China’s President Xi Jinping…
Blogger to pay libel damages to Singapore PM over 17 years
SINGAPORE: An activist blogger ordered to pay S$150,000 (US$109,000) in libel damages to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will…
S’pore: Comprehensive ban on cross border ads, promo of tobacco products
SINGAPORE: There will be a comprehensive ban on cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products on all media, including…
New Zealand Customs finds 1.5kg of narcotics at Auckland Airport
WELLINGTON: Baby carriers and boxes of neckties were found to be concealing about 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine when they arrived…