China plans to build world’s longest underwater tunnel
BEIJING: China plans to build the world’s longest underwater tunnel, an expert involved in the project told AFP yesterday, a…
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Australian who killed cricketer son was already a wanted man
MELBOURNE: The Australian man who killed his 11-year-old son at cricket practice should have been arrested weeks ago, police admitted…
Kerry meets Xi Jinping amid heightened Asia tensions
BEIJING: US Secretary of State John Kerry met Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday, as Washington’s security allies Tokyo and Manila…
Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to die
BRUSSELS: Belgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated…
Italian PM Letta to resign, Renzi poised to step in
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will resign on Friday in a lightning political crisis and his 39-year-old leftist challenger…
‘Letter bombs’ sent to British military recruiters
LONDON: The British government held an emergency meeting Thursday after a string of crude but potentially viable explosive devices were…
Prospects ‘grim’ as deadlocked Syria peace talks wrap up
GENEVA: Syria’s warring sides are due to end another round of peace talks in Geneva yesterday, with hopes of progress…
Thailand to launch operation to reclaim protest sites
BANGKOK: Thailand’s embattled government will launch a security operation to reclaim several areas occupied by opposition protesters, a top official…