Watching 3 hours of daily TV doubles early death risk
WASHINGTON: People who watch three or more hours of television daily may be twice as likely to die prematurely than…
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Aquino, rebel chief hold surprise talks
MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino held a surprise meeting in Japan with the country’s top Muslim rebel to address growing…
US says Russia has ‘hours’ to ease Ukraine crisis
PARIS: The United States warned Russia yesterday it had only “hours” to prove it was helping disarm Ukrainian insurgents whose…
Deadly attacks, low turnout mar Libya election
TRIPOLI: A deadly attack on troops, the killing of a rights activist and low turnout marred a parliamentary election Libyan…
Write from the start
MELBOURNE: Even from the time she was a little girl, Amy Han, whose father is from Sarawak, had no doubt…
Gunmen open fire on plane while landing
A woman killed and two crew wounded when PIA with more than 170 passengers on board under fire PESHAWAR, Pakistan:…
Mismanaged approach, complex cockpit cited in Asiana crash
WASHINGTON: A mismanaged approach for landing in a highly automated cockpit was the probable cause of last July’s crash of…
Ukraine seeks Putin help to save truce
LAVYANSK, Ukraine: Ukraine’s new Western-backed leader sought urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday after rebels shot down an…