India’s Modi: abrasive Hindu nationalist tipped to be PM
NEW DELHI: Few deny that Narendra Modi, the son of a tea seller tipped to be India’s next prime minister,…
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Japan to strike incoming North Korean missiles
TOKYO: Japan’s defence chief has ordered the armed forces to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missiles that threaten to…
Hagel: US to send more missile defence ships to Japan
TOKYO: The United States plans to send two more missile defence warships to Japan to counter the threat posed by…
China nursery head given death for child poisoning
BEIJING: A Chinese court has sentenced the head of a kindergarten and an accomplice to death for killing two children…
Buckingham Palace soldier points bayonet-fixed rifle at ‘intruder’
LONDON: A soldier at Buckingham Palace pointed his bayonet-fixed rifle at a member of the public after an argument erupted…
Saddle the camel or bring me my yak, India’s voting
NEW DELHI: Whether trudging through knee-deep snow in the Himalayas or astride camels in the deserts of Rajasthan, organisers will…
Thousands flee as fire razes Philippine slum
DAVAO, Philippines: A huge night fire sent slum dwellers running for their lives and destroyed more than a thousand homes…
Thai Red Shirts vow ‘final fight’ to defend Yingluck
BANGKOK: Thailand’s pro-government ‘Red Shirt’ supporters rallied for a second day yesterday, vowing to protect Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who…