Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 79 in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria: The death toll in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a village in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara State rose…
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Australia probes ‘encouraging’ signals in MH370 hunt
PERTH: Australia yesterday sent planes and ships to investigate signals detected by a Chinese ship in the hunt for a…
No verification detected pulse signal from MH370 – JACC
PERTH: As the search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its 30th day Sunday, the Australian Joint Agency Coordination Centre…
India-backed group wins $389 mn Philippine airport project
Philippines: A consortium that includes India’s GMR Group has won a 17.52-billion-peso ($389.33-million) contract to upgrade the passenger terminal of the…
Japan whaling fleet returns from Antarctic
Tokyo, JAPAN: A whaling fleet anchored at a Japanese port Saturday after Tokyo said it would cancel its annual hunt…
Afghans vote despite Taliban threat
KABUL: Afghans braved the threat of Taliban violence yesterday to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai in the country’s…
Ecuador’s ‘throat of fire’ belches giant ash column
QUITO: A volcano in central Ecuador spewed up a column of hot ash and smoke 10 kilometres high on Friday,…
Japan orders military to strike any new N.Korea missile launches
TOKYO: Japan has ordered a destroyer in the Sea of Japan to strike any ballistic missiles that may be launched…