New Zealanders to vote on changing Union Jack-style flag
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will hold a binding referendum in 2016 on changing the national flag, with Prime Minister John Key…
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Indonesia president rapped over hardline defence minister
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s reformist new president Joko Widodo has come under fire for appointing a hardline ex-general as defence minister, with…
China punishes HK lawmaker for criticising leader Leung
HONG KONG: A senior Hong Kong lawmaker was expelled from a prestigious Chinese government body yesterday, in a sign that…
Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to hang for war crimes
DHAKA: A special Bangladeshi court yesterday handed the death sentence to the leader of the country’s largest Islamist party for…
Obama, Red Cross see progress in Ebola battle
MONROVIA: US President Barack Obama and the Red Cross have offered hope that the battle against the deadly West African…
‘The Great Invisible’ shows blood spilled for oil
LOS ANGELES: The cameras have left, but tears continue to fall in the Gulf of Mexico, four years after the…
Orbital rocket explodes after launch
WASHINGTON: An Orbital Science unmanned rocket exploded Tuesday six seconds after launch on a resupply mission to the International Space…
Can you drink too much milk? Study raises questions
PARIS: Drink lots of milk to strengthen your bones and boost your health, doctors say. But a study in The…