Suu Kyi calls for talks with military
On the brink of victory, NLD leader seeks ‘national reconcilation’ dialogue with president and army chief
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Japanese man hid in gutter to peep up skirts — Police
TOKYO: A man in Japan who hid in a drain for five hours, allegedly to snap photos up women’s skirts,…
US returns US$1 million stolen by former South Korean President Chun
WASHINGTON: The United States has returned more than a million dollars to South Korea that were embezzled by a former…
Rare pink diamond sells for US$28.5 mln at Geneva auction
GENEVA: A spectacular pink diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear at auction, sold for US$28.5 million (26.6…
Massive protest in Kabul over decapitation of Shiite Hazaras
KABUL: Thousands of protesters marched coffins containing the decapitated bodies of seven Shiite Hazaras through the Afghan capital Kabul Wednesday…
Suu Kyi calls for talks with Myanmar army chief, president
YANGON: Aung San Suu Kyi called for talks Wednesday with Myanmar’s army chief, President Thein Sein and the parliamentary speaker,…
Travel industry eyes new frontiers after Sinai crash
LONDON: Last month’s deadly Russian jet crash in Egypt has plunged the north African tourist industry further into crisis, with…
Trump addresses Starbucks ‘boycott’ over red holiday cups
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has addressed the controversy brewing over Starbucks’ decision to leave Christmas motifs off its…