Three dead and thousands evacuated in China rain storms, says Government
BEIJING: Three people have been killed and thousands evacuated in several days of rainstorms in southern China, flooding major cities…
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Thousands rally against alleged election rigging in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of opposition supporters held a rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Sunday protesting against alleged rigging in…
Rebels claim landslide vote for independence
DONETSK, Ukraine: Pro-Russian rebels claimed voters in eastern Ukraine massively backed independence in a disputed poll that Kiev and the…
Drone kills six Qaeda suspects in Yemen ‘war on terror’
SANAA: A drone strike killed six al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen’s east Monday, the first such raid since government troops launched…
Mobile driving up US online retail sales: study
US online retail sales are expected to grow to $294 billion this year, with nearly one-third of the total from…
Thai govt warns protesters as power struggle deepens
BANGKOK: Thailand’s beleaguered government yesterday warned people to stay away from anti-government protests, saying it had to step up security…
Sea row dominates Southeast Asian summit in Myanmar
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Surging maritime tensions dominated a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders yesterday with Vietnam expected to call on its…
Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig
HANOI: Protesters staged one of Vietnam’s largest ever anti-China demonstrations yesterday, decrying Beijing’s deployment of a deep-water drilling rig in…