UNITED NATIONS: An anxious North Korea will see today how the boldest effort yet to bring its leaders to account for alleged crimes against humanity…
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China convicts Web marketer in anti-rumour campaign
BEIJING: A Beijing court today convicted an Internet marketer of illegal business practices and sentenced him to four years in prison for posting false information…
View More China convicts Web marketer in anti-rumour campaignBlast kills senior Islamist politician in Yemen
SANAA: A car bombing today killed a leading member of Yemens powerful Sunni Al-Islah party whose supporters have been battling Shiite militias, a security official…
View More Blast kills senior Islamist politician in YemenIran lawmakers reject Rouhanis science minister pick
TEHRAN: The Iranian parliament overwhelmingly rejected President Hassan Rouhanis pick for science minister today “ the third time they have done so in little more…
View More Iran lawmakers reject Rouhanis science minister pickSri Lankan Cabinet minister quits in protest
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan Cabinet member resigned today to protest President Mahinda Rajapaksas refusal to heed demands that he prune his virtually unlimited powers as…
View More Sri Lankan Cabinet minister quits in protestIllegally parked vehicles frustrate residents
RESIDENTS in Jalan Sri Pulai, Taman Sri Pulai here are upset with bus and lorry drivers who park the vehicles illegally in their housing area.…
View More Illegally parked vehicles frustrate residentsPhilippine army major, two soldiers killed in rebel ambush
MANILA: A Philippine army major and two of his men have been killed in an ambush by Muslim guerrillas opposed to peace talks, authorities said…
View More Philippine army major, two soldiers killed in rebel ambushDengue cases on the rise in Sarawak
KUCHNG: A total of 1,762 dengue cases reported in the state for the first ten months of the year compared to 1,100 cases for the…
View More Dengue cases on the rise in SarawakCambodia nightclub fire kills five
PHNOM PENH: Five people, including a foreign holidaymaker, died in a fire at a nightclub in Cambodias northwestern tourist hub of Siem Reap today, police…
View More Cambodia nightclub fire kills fiveKedah Science and Technology Park not a threat to Kulim Hi-Tech
ALOR STAR: Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir today told State Legislative Assembly that the proposed Kedah Science and Technology Park (KSTP) at the Malaysian-Thai…
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