Taiwan leader defends China pact as protesters occupy parliament
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s president yesterday refused to scrap a contentious trade agreement with China and denounced what he called the illegal…
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Maldives president’s party set for coalition rule
MALE, Maldives: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen’s party is poised to win control of parliament with the support of a key…
Guinea confirms Ebola as source of deadly epidemic
CONAKRY: Guinea identified the Ebola virus Saturday as the source of a highly contagious epidemic raging through its southern forests,…
Clashes at end of month-long ‘march for dignity’ to Madrid
MADRID: Violence flared as tens of thousands descended on Madrid on Saturday, some having trekked from the furthest corners of…
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid
JENIN, Palestinian Territories: Three Palestinians were killed in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank Saturday after Israeli soldiers launched…
Syrian rebels seize strategic hill near Aleppo — NGO
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels seized a strategic hill west of Aleppo after a fierce battle with government troops on Saturday as…
Turkey says Twitter ban is to prevent ‘character assassination’
ANKARA: Turkey’s government on Saturday defended its internationally condemned ban on Twitter as a ‘preventive measure’ to stop ‘character assassinations’…
French mother says baby taken by husband is a ‘hostage’
LYON: A young French mother on Saturday called on authorities to declare her daughter a hostage after her estranged husband…