Turkey, Russia call for ceasefire
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have called for a
ceasefire to end the conflict in Libya on Wednesday.
After...
PH orders mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Iraq as highest alert raised
MANILA — All Filipinos living in Iraq were ordered to return to the Philippines after the highest threat alert was raised in the country...
Britain jails UK’s ‘most prolific rapist’
LONDON – A student from Indonesia was
identified as Britain’s “most prolific rapist” on Monday after being convicted
of over 150 offences, including 136 rapes.
In four...
Indian citizenship law protests kill 6 persons
NEW DELHI – Six people died and 32
others were injured as Indian police clashed with thousands of protesters who
again took to the streets in...
16 dead in Peru highway crash
LIMA – At least 16 people, including two
Germans, died in a crash in southern Peru on Monday after a bus collided with
other vehicles and...
Australia uses bushfires breather to plan for next onslaught
SYDNEY –
Australian officials used a respite on Monday from fierce wildfires which
killed 24 people across the country’s southeast to reopen blocked roads and
evacuate people...
Iraq wants foreign troops out after air strike
BAGHDAD –
Iraq’s parliament called on Sunday for the United States (US) and other foreign
troops to leave as a backlash grows against the US killing...
US House to vote on limiting Trump’s military actions
WASHINGTON –
United States (US) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and
vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit US...
Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates
WASHINGTON –
United States (US) President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52
Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after...
Cambodia building collapse kills 36 people
PHNOM PENH –
Thirty-six people were killed and 23 more were injured when a tourist
guesthouse under construction in Cambodia collapsed, officials said on Sunday.
The 36...