China may be building airstrip at disputed reef — Philippines
MANILA: The Philippines warned on Wednesday that China may be building an airstrip on a reef in the South China…
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Nigeria ‘willing to talk’ to Boko Haram over missing girls
ABUJA: Nigeria said it was willing to talk to Boko Haram militants, as the United States sent its top Africa…
Japan’s first space station commander and crewmates land safely
ALMATY: The first Japanese to command a space mission and crewmates from the United States and Russia landed safely in…
Obama awards top military honour to US Afghan vet
WASHINGTON: A US soldier who defied an Afghan Taliban ambush to save a comrade and refused to let another die…
Netherlands reports first case of MERS virus
A first case of the dangerous Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS) has been detected in the Netherlands, in a man…
Race to save trapped miners after Turkey blast kills 238
SOMA, Turkey: Turkey’s prime minister said yesterday that 238 people are confirmed dead from an explosion at a mine, as…
‘Anwar has no right to give talk on Islamic values’
JAKARTA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday slammed opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for giving a talk…
Tech troubles hinder resumption of MH370 search
SYDNEY: Technical troubles have hindered a resumption of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with a mini-sub lasting…