Thai junta allows deposed PM to leave country
BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta has given permission to ousted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave the country for the first…
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Lightning, floods leave 20 dead in rain-hit China
BEIJING: At least 20 people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at…
Australian HIV rates at 20-year high
SYDNEY: The number of people diagnosed with HIV in Australia remains at 20-year highs. Annual data released from the Kirby…
Typhoon shuts down Philippine capital
At least 13 killed, hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate as ferocious winds cut power for millions in Manila MANILA:…
Ancient town under water as downpours hit central China
BEIJING: One of China’s renowned ancient towns was under water yesterday as heavy rain hit the centre of the country,…
United Nation: AIDS deaths fall by third in decade
GENEVA: Global AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by over a third in a decade, the United Nations…
Alleged prostitute denies role in Google exec drug death
An alleged high-priced call girl accused of killing a Google executive with a lethal dose of heroin and then fleeing…
Starbucks opens first store in Colombia, land of coffee
US chain Starbucks Wednesday opened its first cafe in Colombia — a world famous coffee exporter — apparently unafraid it…