Malaysia detains 196 Rohingya migrants

Malaysia’s coastguard said yesterday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200 were detained on an island in the northwestern Malaysian state of Kedah.
3 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Suspect faced family, money struggles

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Texas man accused of crashing a truck into New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 14 and injuring dozens, was an Army veteran struggling to get past a recent divorce but who showed no signs of anger just weeks prior to the attack, his half-brother said.
3 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Migrant jungle crossings fell 41pc in 2024: Panama

The number of US-bound migrants passing through the Darien jungle fell by 41 percent in 2024, with around 302,000 attempting the dangerous journey from Colombia, Panama’s president said Thursday.
3 January 2025, 18:00 PM

S Korea cops raid Jeju Air, airport

South Korean police raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport yesterday as they step up a probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

BSF aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused the Indian Border Security Force of letting infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India to destabilise the state.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Syrian civil war killed more than 528,500

More than 528,500 people were killed in the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on Wednesday.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Montenegro mourns after gunman kills 12

Montenegro began three days of national mourning yesterday after a gunman went on a rampage after opening fire at a village restaurant, killing 12 people including two children.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Killer acted alone, inspired by ISIS: FBI

A US army veteran motivated by loyalty to the jihadist group Islamic State likely acted alone when he killed and injured dozens in a truck attack against a New Orleans crowd of New Year revellers, the FBI said yesterday.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

27 migrants die off Tunisia in shipwrecks

Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP yesterday.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

UK govt unveils new planned curbs on people smugglers

Around 36,816 people were detected crossing the Channel last year, a 25 percent increase from the 29,437 who arrived in 2023, according to provisional figures from the ministry.
2 January 2025, 10:33 AM

11 years on, Syria protesters demand answers on abducted activists

No group has claimed the four activists' abduction and they have not been heard from since.
2 January 2025, 04:49 AM

South Korea's impeached president resists arrest over martial law bid

Yoon has gone to ground but remained unrepentant as the crisis has rolled on, issuing a defiant message to his base days before an arrest warrant expires on January 6.
2 January 2025, 04:45 AM

Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts

Hamas condemned the decision to ban the network
2 January 2025, 02:10 AM

Syria’s new info minister promises free press

Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free press and committed to “freedom of expression”, after decades of tight control under the country’s former rulers.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Investigators vow to execute Yoon arrest warrant

South Korean investigators said yesterday they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law by the deadline of January 6, as the impeached leader’s supporters rallied outside his residence.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico

A major power outage plunged much of Puerto Rico into darkness on New Year’s Eve, with the US island territory’s electric utility saying restoration could take up to two days.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Population declines slightly over 10 years

Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares for promised elections amid ongoing conflict and unrest across the country, state media reported yesterday.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launched an aerial attack on the centre of Kyiv in the first hours of 2025, killing two people, Ukrainian authorities said yesterday.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Channel migrant crossings soar by 25pc in 2024

The number of irregular migrants crossing the Channel to Britain in small boats in 2024 soared by a quarter compared with the previous year, the UK government data showed yesterday.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM