‘US didn’t care about crackdown’
WASHINGTON: An exiled leader of the Tiananmen Square protests deplored Friday the US stance 25 years ago, saying the ambassador…
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Scots independence campaign begins as watchdog enters fray
EDINBURGH: Regulated campaigning for and against Scottish independence began on Friday four months before the referendum, against a backdrop of…
Brother of shot protester seeks justice one year on
ANKARA: Mustafa Sarisuluk didn’t even recognise his brother as he watched his limp body being carried to an ambulance after…
Mutharika wins Malawi’s disputed presidential vote
BLANTYRE, Malawi: Democratic Progressive Party leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election on Friday after…
Erdogan urges young to ignore Taksim protest anniversary
ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged young Turks on Friday to ignore a call to mark the anniversary…
Eight women locked in building die in fire
MANILA: Eight women died in the Philippine capital yesterday as a fire engulfed a building in which they had been…
Tiananmen activists gather in Japan to pressure Beijing ahead of anniversary
TOKYO: Dozens of pro-democracy activists gathered in Japan yesterday to call for global pressure on Beijing, days ahead of the…
Scientists find compound to fight virus behind SARS and MERS
GENEVA: An international team of scientists say they have identified a compound that can fight coronaviruses, responsible for the SARS…