N. Korea deports detained Australian missionary
BEIJING: North Korea yesterday deported a 75-year-old Australian missionary, detained last month for distributing religious material, after he signed a…
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Myanmar couple in ‘first public gay wedding ceremony’
YANGON: Dressed in matching traditional Myanmar clothes and garlanded with jasmine, a gay couple married in a lavish public ceremony…
Aid lifeline under threat for Myanmar’s Rakhine Muslims after MSF ejected
SITTWE, Myanmar: For Muslim communities eking out an existence in segregated camps in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, aid groups provide a…
N. Korea fires two short-range missiles
SEOUL: North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles into the sea off its eastern coast yesterday, the second in a series…
Fear, anger as China reflects on attack
KUNMING, China: Defiant residents of the Chinese city where 29 people died in a mass stabbing queued to donate blood…
After vacating Bangkok’s streets, Thai protesters look to courts
BANGKOK:- Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for…
74 dead in Boko Haram violence in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least 74 people were killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants this weekend, taking the overall…
Serious samba stuff as Rio elite schools open duel
RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio’s Carnival burst into top gear late Sunday, adding a sultry yet competitive edge to the event…