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US seeks urgent action on Myanmar, while UN eyes $200m for refugees
Aid workers fear a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Rakhine state, though Myanmar has restricted access.
Malaria warning as resistant strain spreads to Vietnam
BANGKOK: A form of malaria that is resistant to standard treatment has spread to Vietnam for the first time,...
Bali volcano on highest alert level, thousands flee
KARANGASEM: Indonesian officials raised the highest possible alert for a volcano on the resort island of Bali on...
Christianity waning in EU states accepting migrants, fears Hungarian PM
WARSAW: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said Christianity was waning in EU countries taking in...
Four rangers killed by bomb in rebel-hit Thai south
BANGKOK: Four Thai army rangers were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb tore through their truck as they were...
Europe’s populists aren’t going away, but neither are immigrants
GLOBAL media networks are headlining breathlessly with reports on the German national elections on September 24. But...
One year on, questions about Christian writer Nahed Hattar’s murder remain unanswered
WE Westerners like to believe we care a lot about the Christians of the Middle East. Their exodus is one of the epic...
Syrian activist, daughter ‘assassinated in Istanbul’
ISTANBUL: A veteran Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter were found stabbed to death at their...
Iraqi Kurd head resists pressure to scrap independence vote
Negotiations are still going on aimed at persuading Barzani to postpone any referendum, according to officials.
‘Deadly Dutt’ back on Indian screens after jail time
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt returned to Indian cinema screens on Friday in his first film since serving four...
21 dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
ISTANBUL: Twenty-one people drowned and up to 15 more were missing on Friday after a fishing boat carrying migrants...
Turkish missile deal with Russia reflects stormy relationship with Nato
ABOARD ALEMDAR: In blazing sunlight, two dozen US and Turkish sailors on a Nato exercise lower an American diving...
Rouhani vows to strengthen missiles despite US warnings
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Friday that Iran would boost its missile capabilities despite warnings ...
Rouhani vows to strengthen missiles despite US warnings
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Friday that Iran would boost its missile capabilities despite warnings ...