‘Kenji is not an enemy of Islam’: mother of Japan hostage
TOKYO: The distraught mother of one of two Japanese men being held by Islamist militants pleaded for his release Friday…
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Saudi King Abdullah dies, Crown Prince named king
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on Friday (Jan23) and was replaced by Crown Prince Salman, the OPEC-kingpin’s…
Japan hostage mother to make last minute appeal
TOKYO: The mother of one of two Japanese men being held by militants readied Friday (Jan 23) to make a…
Ukraine troops cede prized airport to pro-Russia rebels
KIEV: Ukraine’s military on Thursday said days of unceasing artillery strikes by pro-Russian insurgents had forced its soldiers to abandon…
Clock ticking for Japanese hostages
Govt working to secure release of Kenji Goto, Haruna Yukawa but admits still not spoken to IS group
Singapore smoker fined US$15,000 for throwing butts out of window
SINGAPORE: Singapore has fined a smoker S$19,800 (US$15,000) for throwing cigarette butts out of his flat window, the National Environment…
Four-year-old Australian boy, gets ‘world first’ artificial pancreas
SYDNEY: A four-year-old Australian boy has been fitted with an artificial pancreas in what researchers said was a world first…
Woman gives birth over Atlantic
NEW YORK: A Jordanian woman gave birth to a premature but healthy baby girl mid-flight over the Atlantic while travelling…