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Manipur Violence: Bodies of 3 youths found after gunfire
In a fresh round of violence in the Indian state of Manipur, mutilated bodies of three youths were found after heavy gunfire at Kuki Thowai village in Ukhrul district yesterday.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid variant
The World Health Organization and US health authorities said yesterday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Sudan fighting reaches war-ravaged south
Fighting between two rival generals has spread to cities in war-ravaged Sudan’s south, witnesses said yesterday, raising concerns for hundreds of thousands who have fled violence in the Darfur region.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
North Korea blasted at UNSC for arms buildup
North Korea was accused at the UN Security Council Thursday of spending heavily on its nuclear arms program while its people go hungry and lack basic necessities.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Boat Capsize off Cape Verde: Over 60 migrants feared dead
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying mostly Senegalese migrants capsized off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
German storm causes flight cancellations, floods
Germany’s biggest airport was scrambling to book passengers on new flights yesterday after a massive storm caused dozens of cancellations, and also triggered flooding that deluged streets and toppled trees.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee wildfires in Canada’s far north
Thousands ordered to flee wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada’s far north crammed into a local airport yesterday to board emergency evacuation flights, as convoys snaked south to safety on the only open highway.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Violence against aid workers shows no respite
A total of 62 humanitarian aid workers have died this year around the world, the United Nations said Thursday as it prepared to mark 20 years since a devastating attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
India's moon lander splits from propulsion module
India today took an important step to try and become the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole when the lander module of its third unmanned lunar mission successfully separated from the propulsion module in its final lunar journey
17 August 2023, 16:53 PM
Singapore money laundering crackdown: Who are the 10 foreigners arrested?
Ten people were charged yesterday after police conducted simultaneous raids across Singapore as part of an investigation into money laundering and forgery offences
17 August 2023, 09:03 AM
Taliban ‘ban’ political parties in Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan
17 August 2023, 08:46 AM
South Korea unveils 5-year plan to attract 300,000 foreign students
South Korea's Ministry of Education on Wednesday unveiled a five-year plan aimed at attracting 300,000 international students to tackle the nation's rapidly declining school-age population and to strengthen the competitiveness of local universities already reeling from enrollment shortages
17 August 2023, 06:17 AM
Over 60 dead in migrant boat sinking off Cape Verde: UN agency
More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's Cape Verde islands, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday
17 August 2023, 02:24 AM
Cyprus dig reveals key trading hub in antiquity
A Swedish-led excavation on Cyprus has unearthed a wealth of artefacts suggesting an ancient port city in Larnaca on the south coast was the region’s key Bronze Age trading post, an official said yesterday.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Singapore seizes S$1b in cash, assets from foreigners
In one of the biggest anti-money laundering operations, the Singapore Police Force rounded up a group of foreigners who had amassed about S$1 billion worth of assets there.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Clashes in Libya capital kill 27, injure more than 100
Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106, a toll update from the Emergency Medicine Centre said Wednesday
16 August 2023, 05:37 AM
Asian markets fall on China woes, US rate concerns
Asian markets were well in the red, with Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney all down more than 1.0 percent. Shanghai, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta also retreated
16 August 2023, 05:17 AM
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims Mali attack on UN troops
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded members of the UN’s peacekeeping force in Mali, which is pulling out of the country, monitors said.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Another local politician slain
A local politician in Ecuador was killed Monday, party officials said, less than a week after a presidential front-runner was gunned down at a campaign rally ahead of this weekend’s elections.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
25 bodies recovered after landslide
Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies while 14 people remain missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, emergency workers said yesterday.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM