Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical
HONG KONG: Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels yesterday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus…
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Belarus strongman sacks PM amid economic woes
MINSK: Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister and several other top officials as the ex-Soviet state…
Snow strains thousands of motorists in French Alps
PARIS: Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded overnight into Sunday, forcing many to pass the…
Senior Shebab official surrenders in Somalia
MOGADISHU: A top leader of Somalia’s al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels, intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, has surrendered to government and…
50 Britons trapped in French Alps gymnasium after heavy snow
ALBERTVILLE: A group of around 50 British holiday makers bitterly complained of inaction Sunday after being stuck in a French…
My fiance’s last trip with family before QZ8501 disappears
SINGAPORE: Louise Sitharta was supposed to have a vacation here with her fiance before getting married in May next year.…
Relatives anxiously wait and pray for safety of loved ones
SINGAPORE: About 20 relatives of passengers on the missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 that went missing yesterday are anxiously waiting…
AirAsia aircraft with 162 on board missing
JAKARTA: Rescuers scoured the Java Sea yesterday for an AirAsia Indonesia plane carrying 162 people which went missing in bad…