‘Ninth planet’ may exist in solar system
US scientists say the object has a mass about 10 times that of Earth and follows a bizzarre elongated orbit…
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Vietnam kicks off secretive political transition
HANOI: Vietnam began a crucial political transition yesterday as the five-yearly Communist Party congress convened to pick new leaders amid…
Pakistan mourns university massacre victims
CHARSADDA, Pakistan: Pakistan observed a day of national mourning yesterday for the 21 people killed when heavily-armed gunmen stormed a…
Indonesia kicks off construction of first bullet train
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground yesterday on the country’s first ever bullet train line, heralding the project as…
French prosecutors probe choking death blamed on Kinder egg toy
TOULOUSE, France: French prosecutors on Wednesday said they were investigating allegations a three-year-old girl died after choking on a toy…
Man held for posting threat to bomb city hall
SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old man has been arrested for posting a threat on social media to bomb City Hall, TODAYonline.com reported.…
Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts northwest China
BEIJING: A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted awake residents of China’s northwestern Qinghai province yesterday, with some choosing to sleep in…
Gunmen kill five Egyptian police in Sinai: ministry
CAIRO: Unknown assailants have shot dead five Egyptian policemen in an attack on a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula,…