HK ‘Umbrella’ leaders seek closer ties with Taiwan
TAIPEI: Student leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement said yesterday they would seek closer ties with Taiwan after…
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Scores of civilians killed in IS group ‘massacre’ in Syria
An Islamic State group attack Saturday in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor killed at least 85 civilians and…
Jakarta attacks claim third victim: police
JAKARTA: The militant attacks in Indonesia’s capital have claimed a third victim, with a man dying overnight from gunshot wounds…
Islamic State ‘brand’ spreading worldwide: experts
PARIS: The Islamic State group may be losing ground in its strongholds of Iraq and Syria but as the attack…
Russian search engine Yandex unveils ‘Elvish’ translator
MOSCOW: Russian dwellers of Middle-earth could throw out their paper dictionaries Friday as the country’s most popular search engine unveiled…
Three probes launched into tragic France drug trial
RENNES (FRANCE): French authorities launched three investigations Saturday at a research laboratory in Rennes after a drug trial conducted there…
Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan president as KMT concedes defeat
TAIPEI: Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan’s main opposition party will become the island’s first female president after the ruling Kuomintang conceded…
Tsai on course for landslide victory
Support for DPP candidate surged as voters became increasingly uneasy about rapprochement with China