Chinese tycoon Liu snaps up ancient vase for US$15 million
HONG KONG: Chinese tycoon Liu Yiqian splashed out nearly HK$114 million (US$14.71 million) on an ancient vase at auction in…
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Kenyans march for security after massacre
NAIROBI: Kenyans marched demanding greater national security yesterday following last week’s massacre by Somalia’s Shebab Islamists, ahead of a candlelit…
Yemen clashes kill more than 140 as aid delayed
ADEN: Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours,…
Morocco rescue effort criticised in Spain after two cavers die
MADRID: Family and friends of two Spanish cavers who died after being trapped for days in a deep ravine in…
Gen Y lingo gets into Oxford’s latest dictionary
KUALA LUMPUR: Social media users will know what Twitter is, but just how many know the existence of the many…
Explosion at China chemical plant injures 14
BEIJING: Fourteen people were injured in an explosion at a controversial chemical plant in the eastern Chinese city of Zhangzhou,…
‘God-fearing’ Romanian doctors halt abortions for Easter
TIMISOARA, ROMANIA: A group of around 30 gynaecologists in a Romanian town have decided to stop all abortions during the…
Oil rig fire hit Mexico’s oil output
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s oil production dropped following a deadly fire at an offshore platform, while authorities are still searching for three…