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…
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Applications for US jobless aid jump to 313,000
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.…
View More Applications for US jobless aid jump to 313,000India girl dies after being set on fire for resisting molestation
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…
View More India girl dies after being set on fire for resisting molestationCrete to take some 700 migrants from stricken ship
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.…
View More Crete to take some 700 migrants from stricken shipSri Lanka elephant kills two near Buddhisms holiest tree
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…
View More Sri Lanka elephant kills two near Buddhisms holiest treeChristians hold out in Syrias Aleppo despite jihadist threat
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…
View More Christians hold out in Syrias Aleppo despite jihadist threatEgypt opens crossing to Gaza for 1st time in month
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…
View More Egypt opens crossing to Gaza for 1st time in monthFrance to send 6 fighter jets to Jordan against IS
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…
View More France to send 6 fighter jets to Jordan against IS˜Vulgar Comedy Central taken off air in India
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…
View More ˜Vulgar Comedy Central taken off air in IndiaIndia moves to raise age for tobacco purchases to 25
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…
View More India moves to raise age for tobacco purchases to 25