Gaza death toll rises as truce effort intensifies
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: A high-level attempt by the U.N. chief and the U.S. secretary of state to end deadly Israel-Hamas fighting was off to…
View More Gaza death toll rises as truce effort intensifiesWall St finishes slightly lower
NEW YORK: US stocks slipped on Monday as investors remained cautious about instability in Ukraine and Gaza, though the three major indexes ended well off…
View More Wall St finishes slightly lowerIsrael pummels Gaza as world pushes for truce
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israel pummelled Gaza for a 14th day on Monday, hiking the Palestinian death toll to more than 570, as Cairo took…
View More Israel pummels Gaza as world pushes for truceMH17: Russia must press Ukraine rebels to allow plane probe
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama piled pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to force pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to stop blocking an international…
View More MH17: Russia must press Ukraine rebels to allow plane probeMH17: China welcomes UN resolution, calls for ceasefire
SHANGHAI: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing welcomes the recently passed U.N. resolution on downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, demanding those responsible be…
View More MH17: China welcomes UN resolution, calls for ceasefireDutch team gets to check bodies
KUALA LUMPUR: AFTER a three-day stall, there was finally some progress yesterday when pro-Russian rebels allowed a Dutch team to inspect the bodies recovered from…
View More Dutch team gets to check bodiesPM offers condolences to Dr Salma’s family
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak offered his condolences to the family of Tan Sri Dr Salma Ismail, who died of old age…
View More PM offers condolences to Dr Salma’s familyRebels agree to return black boxes, bodies
PUTRAJAYA: MALAYSIA last night secured a major breakthrough by reaching an agreement with Ukrainian rebels to hand over the two black boxes from the ill-fated…
View More Rebels agree to return black boxes, bodiesObama holds Putin to his word on fair probe
WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama has demanded that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin honour his words for a full and fair investigation into downed…
View More Obama holds Putin to his word on fair probeEmirates calls for summit on attack
PARIS: THE head of one of the world’s largest airlines has called for an international meeting of carriers to agree on a response to the…
View More Emirates calls for summit on attack