New US lead shifts Malaysia jet search to Indian Ocean
The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 spread to the vast Indian Ocean Friday after the White House cited…
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Suspected Uighurs rescued from Thai trafficking camp
HAT YAI, Thailand: About 200 people rescued by police from a human trafficking camp in southern Thailand are suspected Uighurs…
Moscow ‘reserves right to protect compatriots’ in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russia said yesterday it reserved the right to protect its compatriots in the whole of Ukraine after a protester…
Chinese attacker stabs five to death after argument
BEIJING: An attacker in China stabbed five people to death yesterday before being shot dead, authorities said, ruling out terrorism…
Opposition party names Jakarta governor as presidential candidate
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s main opposition PDI-P party yesterday named Jakarta governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate, ending months of suspense…
Philippines offers US forces access to military bases
MANILA: The Philippines has agreed to allow the United States access to its military bases under a new security deal…
Crackdown hits popular China messaging platform WeChat
SHANGHAI: Chinese Internet giant Tencent has shut several accounts on its popular instant messaging platform WeChat, users said yesterday, in…
Teacher shot and burned in Thai south
BANGKOK: Gunmen shot dead a female teacher in insurgency-riven southern Thailand yesterday and set her body on fire, police said,…