Distraught families of Sriwijaya Air victims visit Java Sea crash site
Reuters :Relatives of those killed in the Sriwijaya Air plane crash on Jan. 9 wept and threw red and white petals into the ocean on...
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Pandemic raises Japan suicide rate after decade of decline
AFP :The number of people taking their own lives in Japan rose for the first time in over a decade last year, as the pandemic...
Children of Incan nobles found entombed in Peru after 500 years
Reuters :Tombs containing the remains of two children thought to have belonged to the Incan societal elite have been discovered by a group of experts...
Russia detains Navalny aides as protests go viral
BBC Online :Russian police have detained close aides of the jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, whose fans have flooded social media with calls to...
Biden will be the first president to use the new Air Force One
Khaleej Times :While US President Joe Biden is expected to bring in a raft of changes in his tenure, one of the most recognisable planes...
Mongolian Prime Minister submits resignation after Covid-19 protests
Reuters :Mongolia’s Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa submitted his resignation to parliament on Thursday after protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar over the government’s handling of the...
3 killed in New York helicopter crash
Reuters :Three New York National Guard members were killed on Wednesday evening when a military helicopter they were in crashed in the town of Mendon,...
Muslim Brothers say, New Egypt uprising ‘inevitable’
AFP :Hounded by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after briefly rising to power following the Arab Spring uprising, the Muslim Brotherhood sees a new revolution...
US virus deaths top World War II fatalities
AFP :New US President Joe Biden warned the worst of the pandemic is still to come, as the number of American coronavirus deaths surpassed the...
UN warns Central African rebels trying to blockade capital
AFP :The UN peacekeeping mission on Wednesday warned that Central African Republic’s armed groups were attempting to blockade the capital Bangui as part of their...
Japan court upholds ban on dual citizenship
AFP :However, authorities in Japan have been known to turn a blind eye to dual nationals in some circumstances. A Japanese court upheld a ban on...
Thai woman awarded 43-year jail
AFP :A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest...