Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu: military
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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