BEIJING: China opened the first stretch of a new high-speed railway in the western region of Xinjiang today, a milestone in the central governments efforts…
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Minibus, truck collision kills 12 in India
LUCKNOW: Police in northern India say a collision between a minibus and a speeding truck has killed at least 12 people. To continue reading the…
View More Minibus, truck collision kills 12 in IndiaSon Goku and friends add colour to Penang Bridge run
GEORGE TOWN: A popular comic character Son Goku of the famed Japanese manga series Dragon Ball pounded the tarmac together with some 60,000 runners at…
View More Son Goku and friends add colour to Penang Bridge runFemale Afghan lawmaker survives suicide attack, three civilians killed
KABUL: An outspoken Afghan female lawmaker survived a suicide attack on her vehicle today but three civilian bystanders were killed, a police spokesman said. To…
View More Female Afghan lawmaker survives suicide attack, three civilians killedObama: Strong week for American leadership
BRISBANE: Eager to deflect the lame duck label, President Barack Obama touted his unexpectedly productive swing through the Asia Pacific as a œstrong week for…
View More Obama: Strong week for American leadershipObama: Troop deployments depend on circumstances
BRISBANE: President Barack Obama is reiterating his desire not to send US combat troops to fight Islamic State fighters, but says there are always circumstances…
View More Obama: Troop deployments depend on circumstancesCar bombs explodes in parking lot near Baghdad airport
BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded in a parking lot on the edge of Baghdads heavily guarded international airport today, wounding five people, security sources said.…
View More Car bombs explodes in parking lot near Baghdad airportSuicide attack wounds dozens in Afghan capital
KABUL: An Afghan official says at least a dozen people have been wounded in a suicide attack on a parliamentarians car in the capital Kabul.…
View More Suicide attack wounds dozens in Afghan capitalRussia will remain isolated if it destabilises Ukraine
BRISBANE: US President Barack Obama said today that Russia would remain isolated by the international community if President Vladimir Putin continued to violate international law…
View More Russia will remain isolated if it destabilises UkraineJohor prepared to handle Ebola cases
NUSAJAYA: Government hospitals in Johor are prepared to treat and have quarantine procedures to suspected Ebola cases here. To continue reading the rest of the…
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