Xi arrives in S’pore on eve of China-Taiwan summit
SINGAPORE: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Singapore yesterday for a state visit overshadowed by an historic summit with Taiwanese…
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Deal on using satellites for global flight-tracking in sight — US
GENEVA: Countries are nearing agreement on using satellites to track flights, as they strive to prevent a repeat of the…
Trudeau says Canada ready to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees
OTTAWA: Canada’s new prime minister vowed to make good on campaign promises to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the beginning…
Rohingya refugees ‘disappear’ from Aceh detention centres, smuggled into Malaysia
ALOR SETAR: Over the past several months, hundreds of Rohingya refugees held in detention centres in Aceh, Indonesia, have ‘disappeared’…
Bomb may have been carried onto Russian plane: report
LONDON: Information intercepted by US and British spies suggested a bomb may have been carried onto the Russian plane that…
Singapore Airlines announces Tigerair takeover bid
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Friday announced a full takeover bid for its struggling budget carrier subsidiary Tigerair and vowed…
Russia buries first Egypt plane crash victims
NOVGOROD, RUSSIA: Russia buried the first victims of the plane crash in Egypt on Thursday, with hundreds of mourners laying…
Russia sends plane carrying ‘humanitarian aid’ to Yemen
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday sent a plane to rebel-controlled Yemen carrying what Moscow said was more than 20 tonnes of…