International
Thousands in Serbia march against NATO and the West
AP, Belgrade :Thousands have marched against NATO and the West in Serbia, carrying banners praising Russian President Vladimir Putin.The march on Sunday marked the 17th...
Israel drops controversial Brazil envoy pick
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday backed down from his attempts to appoint a former settler leader as ambassador to Brazil, which has...
China military to end paid-for services within three years
Reuters, Beijing :China’s military will end so-called paid for services within the next three years, state media said yesterday the latest move to modernize the...
Japanese man held after teenager ‘kidnapped for two years’
BBC :Police in Japan have detained a 23-year-old man on suspicion of keeping a teenage girl prisoner for two years.The 15-year-old escaped and called the...
Toll rises to 35, four more victims die overnight
BBC :The toll of those killed in Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels climbed to 35 as four people died in the hospital overnight on Sunday, according...
Palmyra, the historic Syrian town
Location :A desert oasis surrounded by palm trees in central Syria, Palmyra is also a strategic crossroads linking the Syrian capital, Damascus, with the country’s...
Seoul activists launch anti-Kim leaflets into N Korea
Reuters, Seoul :South Korean activists yesterday launched tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea for the second time in three days, amid heightened...
Russia appoints new National Election Commissioner
AP, Mosco :Russian electoral authorities have selected the country’s former human rights ombudsman to be the chairman of the central election commission ahead of the...
Winds see flights cancelled and property damaged
BBC :Storm Katie has seen gusts of up to 105mph battering England and Wales, with several flights diverted from airports and major bridges shut.More than...
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N Korea warns of strike on Seoul’s presidential palaceAP, PyongyangNorth Korea warned Saturday that its military is ready to attack Seoul’s presidential palace unless South...
Migrants rush to Greek camp on rumours border will open
AFP, Idomeni (Greece) : Hundreds of hopeful refugees flooded back to Greece’s overwhelmed Idomeni camp on the border with Macedonia on Sunday following rumours that the...