WASHINGTON: The US military on Monday canceled a pretrial hearing for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, an al Qaeda figure prominently…
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Connecticut jury awards US$7M in scouts abuse case
WATERBURY: A man who says he was sexually abused by a Connecticut scout leader in the mid-1970s won a US$7 million jury verdict against the…
View More Connecticut jury awards US$7M in scouts abuse caseSenate approves Obama pick for surgeon general
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Monday approved President Barack Obamas nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as US surgeon general, despite opposition from Republicans…
View More Senate approves Obama pick for surgeon generalRare rhino dies in US, 5 left in the world
LOS ANGELES: A rare species of rhinoceros is one member closer to extinction after one of only six surviving animals died, zoo keepers said Monday.…
View More Rare rhino dies in US, 5 left in the worldThreat causes partial closure of Zurich airport
GENEVA: Zurich airport was partially closed late Monday after a œthreat was received, police said, without giving further details. To continue reading the rest of…
View More Threat causes partial closure of Zurich airportSuper-bacteria in Rio sailing waters causes concern
SAO PAULO: Scientists at a Rio de Janeiro research institute have found what they call a new œsuper-bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics in the…
View More Super-bacteria in Rio sailing waters causes concernTimeline of Australia hostage drama at Sydney cafe
SYDNEY : An armed gunman entered a Sydney cafe during Monday mornings rush hour and took an unknown number of hostages. Hours after the crisis…
View More Timeline of Australia hostage drama at Sydney cafeSweden urges fresh look into sec-gen death
UNITED NATIONS: Sweden asked the United Nations on Monday to reopen an inquiry into the mysterious death more than 50 years ago of secretary general…
View More Sweden urges fresh look into sec-gen death19 evacuated as flood hits Pasir Putih
KOTA BARU: Nineteen people from Kampung Tok Kundur, Bukit Awang in Pasir Putih were evacuated to a relief centre when their village was hit by…
View More 19 evacuated as flood hits Pasir PutihSearch for the moderate Muslim
LAST Friday, the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia capped its International Affairs Forum series for 2014 by hosting the ambassador of the…
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