Yingluck given more time in critical legal case
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court yesterday gave crisis-mired Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to submit her defence against allegations of…
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Mourners flock to funeral of Myanmar pro-democracy hero
YANGON: Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday to mark the funeral of Win Tin, a former journalist and giant of Myanmar’s…
Korea ferry survivors are also victims
SEOUL: The desperate, tragically fruitless search for survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster has so far overshadowed the damaging psychological…
One dead as violent protests erupt in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO: One person was shot dead as violent protests erupted Tuesday near Rio’s famed Copacabana beach after a…
Egypt court hears new evidence in Jazeera trial
CAIRO: An Egyptian court heard new prosecution evidence, including audio tapes, Tuesday in the trial of Al-Jazeera journalists accused of…
Ukraine relaunches anti-rebel operation
KIEV: Ukraine relaunched military operations against pro-Kremlin separatists late Tuesday, hours after US Vice President Joe Biden ended a two-day…
Pentagon scientists show off life-size robot
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at a life-size robot Tuesday that resembles Hollywood’s ‘Terminator,’ the…
Woman held for murder after children’s bodies found
LONDON: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in…