Desperate scenes in migrant boat rescue off Indonesia
LANGSA, Indonesia: Desperate migrants facing certain death as their overcrowded boat began sinking fought for space on the stricken vessel,…
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Burundi coup ends in failure, leaders arrested
BUJUMBURA, Burundi: An attempt to overthrow Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza ended in failure yesterday as coup leaders admitted defeat and…
Factory owners immoral — Labour chief
MANILA: The Philippines’ labour chief yesterday described the owners of a footwear factory where a fire claimed 72 lives this…
Abbott: No plans for US to base bombers in Australia
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday denied the United States had plans to base B-1 bombers in the country,…
DNA confirms girl’s ID after US custody mix-up
MORELIA, Mexico: A Mexican teenager was closer Thursday to travelling to Texas with her long-lost mother after DNA tests confirmed…
Blues legend BB King dead at 89
WASHINGTON: Blues legend B.B. King, known for his soaring guitar licks and as an inspiration for generations of musicians over…
Around 700 migrants rescued off Indonesia: police
LHOKSEUMAWE (INDONESIA): Around 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants arrived in Indonesia Friday after they were rescued by fishing boats when their…
Shunned migrant boat leaves Thai waters: governor
KOH LIPE (THAILAND): A boat packed with desperate Rohingya migrants left Thai waters early Friday bound for Indonesia, authorities said,…