Australia, Britain tell Putin to stop being a bully
CANBERRA: British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday told Vladimir Putin to stop bullying smaller states as Australian counterpart Tony Abbott…
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Stabbing stuns crowd in S’pore banking district
SINGAPORE: A man was stabbed yesterday in Singapore’s banking district, shocking a lunchtime crowd in one of the world’s safest…
‘Shocking’ amount of cash, gold found in Chinese official’s home
BEIJING: China’s anti-graft watchdog has discovered 37 kg of gold, documents for 68 houses and 120 million yuan (US$19.6 million)…
Obama: Barring Suu Kyi from presidency makes no sense
YANGON: Standing next to Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, US President Barack Obama said yesterday that the law…
Holding N. Korea to account paramount – UN investigator
SEOUL: A UN investigator yesterday ruled out any compromise on efforts to have North Korea answer formal charges of crimes…
Comet probe working well despite landing fumble
PARIS: Europe’s comet probe Philae was ‘working well’ despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight,…
Warming may mean 50 pct more lightning by 2100
WASHINGTON: Lightning has the power to spark wildfires and kill, and scientists said Thursday that climate change may lead to…
Britain to seize jihadists’ passports, bar airlines
CANBERRA: Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday outlined plans to seize passports from British jihadists and stop them returning from fighting…