Japan kicks off first whale hunt since UN court ruling
AYUKAWA, Japan: A Japanese whaling fleet left port yesterday under tight security, marking the first hunt since the UN’s top…
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G7 to impose new sanctions on Russia
SLAVYANSK, Ukraine: The Group of Seven rich countries agreed yesterday to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in…
Death toll rises to 187 in south Korean ferry disaster
JINDO, South Korea: Death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster rose to 187 on Saturday morning after two bodies…
Saudi MERS death toll now 87
Saudi Arabia announced Friday two more deaths from the MERS coronavirus, taking the country’s toll to 87, a day after…
Nokia finalises handset deal with Microsoft
The former Finnish telecom giant Nokia completed the sale to Microsoft of its once iconic handset business on Friday, leaving…
Drunk passenger sparks hijack alert
The aggressive Australian banging on cockpit door causes the pilot to send hijack signal to Bali airport DENPASAR, Indonesia: A…
Race to recover bodies from Korea ferry as storms loom
SEOUL: Dive teams raced yesterday to pull more than 100 bodies from a sunken South Korean ferry as storm clouds…
Obama: Threats will get North Korea ‘nothing’
SEOUL: North Korea will gain “nothing” by making threats, US President Barack Obama said in Seoul yesterday, warning Pyongyang of…