Australian journalist jailed in Egypt asks to be deported
BRISBANE: Lawyers for jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste have applied to have him deported from Egypt, his family said Friday,…
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US man decapitates mother with axe on New Year’s Eve
WASHINGTON: A schizophrenic Florida man decapitated his mother with an axe on New Year’s Eve because he was fed up…
Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev
KIEV: Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday (Jan 1) in honour of a 1940s…
QZ8501 may have ditched
JAKARTA: As search teams hunt for the black boxes of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, analysts say the pilot may have managed…
AirAsia Indonesia pilot fails drug test — Airline
SURABAYA, Indonesia: AirAsia Indonesia said yesterday it had suspended a pilot after he failed a random drugs test, days after…
First funeral as bad weather hampers search
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia: Relatives held the first funeral for a victim of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 yesterday as bad weather hampered…
Rocket hits Afghan wedding, at least 15 killed
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: A rocket fired during fighting between Afghan forces and insurgents killed at least 15 wedding guests late Wednesday…
Kim says open to ‘highest-level’ talks with South
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un proposed the “highest-level” talks with South Korea yesterday, opening the way to a historic…