Category: NST

MALAYSIA squandered the lead twice as Thailand came-from-behind to record a 3-2 win in a rain-delayed AFF Cup Group B match at Jalan Besar Stadium…

WASHINGTON: The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits jumped last week, pushing total applications above 300,000 for the first time in nearly three months.…

LUCKNOW: A teenage girl has died in northern India one week after a gang of men set her on fire as punishment for resisting their…

IERAPETRA: The Greek island of Crete was preparing today to take in some 700 migrants aboard a freighter immobilised by engine failure, local officials said.…

COLOMBO: A wild elephant stormed into a crowded pilgrimage town in Sri Lanka on Wednesday and trampled two men to death near Buddhisms most sacred…

ALEPPO: Tens of thousands of Christians have fled Syrias war-wracked second city Aleppo but many others are determined to hold out despite their dread of…

AL-ARISH: Egyptian authorities have temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow Palestinians stranded outside the territory to return home. To continue…

PARIS: The French government said that six Mirage fighter jets would be deployed to Jordan on Thursday to assist in the fight against the Islamic…

NEW DELHI: Entertainment channel Comedy Central was taken off air in India for six days today after a court upheld a ruling by government regulators…

NEW DELHI: Health campaigners today welcomed Indias unprecedented plans to raise the age for tobacco purchases to 25 and ban unpackaged cigarette sales, calling them…