At least 120 dead in Nigeria mosque suicide attack
KANO: At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday (Nov 29) when two suicide bombers blew…
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Police swoop on 80 airports in global ticket fraud crackdown
THE HAGUE: Police have arrested 118 people in an unprecedented globally-coordinated swoop on plane ticket credit card fraud, a billion-dollar…
Boris Johnson supports Cameron’s plan for EU migration curbs
SINGAPORE: London Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday voiced support for Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to slash migration from the European…
Pope Francis makes first visit to Turkey
ANKARA: Pope Francis began his first visit to Turkey yesterday in a challenging trip aimed at building bridges with Islam…
Japanese newspaper retracts use of ‘sex slave’ term
TOKYO: Japan’s biggest newspaper apologised yesterday for the repeated use in its English language edition of the term ‘sex slave’…
Hearse carrying body ‘stolen’ at Australian funeral
SYDNEY: An Australian family yesterday spoke of their shock after a man jumped out of bushes and drove off in…
Italy bans Novartis flu vaccine after suspicious deaths
ROME: Italy suspended the use of a flu vaccine made by Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis on Thursday amid fears it…
Mexico President dissolves municipal police forces
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s embattled president unveiled sweeping reforms Thursday to dissolve corruption-plagued municipal police forces nationwide amid an outcry over…