Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu: military
Middle East
September 3, 2017
Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu: military
Al Shabaab militants attacked a military base near Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army…
Suicide bombers attack power station north of Baghdad, killing seven: police
Middle East
September 2, 2017
Suicide bombers attack power station north of Baghdad, killing seven: police
Suicide bombers attacked a state-run power station north of Baghdad early on Saturday, killing seven people and forcing the facility…
Australia, East Timor reach agreement on maritime border
World
September 2, 2017
Australia, East Timor reach agreement on maritime border
Australia and East Timor have reached a breakthrough agreement on a maritime border, ending a decade-old row between the two…
Old Mumbai building overdue for demolition collapses, killing 21
World
August 31, 2017
Old Mumbai building overdue for demolition collapses, killing 21
An 117-year-old condemned building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Thursday after two days of torrential rain,…
Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey’s Izmir
Middle East
August 31, 2017
Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey’s Izmir
Seven people were wounded when an explosion hit a shuttle bus carrying prison guards in the Turkish coastal province of…
Bodies wash up as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar capsizes
World
August 31, 2017
Bodies wash up as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar capsizes
Bangladeshi border guards on Thursday recovered the bodies of 20 Rohingya women and children whose boat capsized as they fled…
As US ban on travel to North Korea kicks in, tourist says he would return
World
August 31, 2017
As US ban on travel to North Korea kicks in, tourist says he would return
With beautiful scenery, great food and friendly locals, American tourist Nicholas Burkhead said he’d be happy to return to his…
Uber officially welcomes as CEO Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi
Business
August 30, 2017
Uber officially welcomes as CEO Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] officially welcomed its new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who has led online travel business Expedia Inc…
Egypt promotes birth control to fight rapid population growth
Society
August 30, 2017
Egypt promotes birth control to fight rapid population growth
Egypt is pushing to educate people in rural areas on birth control and family planning in a bid to slow…
Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage
World
August 29, 2017
Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage
Ukrainian security said on Tuesday it had barred two Spanish journalists from the country over their coverage of a conflict…