China demand to fuel Hong Kong iPhone grey market
HONG KONG: Wealthy mainland Chinese looking to buy the new iPhone 6 next week could expect to pay an eye-watering US$2,500 for the handsets in…
View More China demand to fuel Hong Kong iPhone grey market200,000 still stranded in killer Kashmir floods
SRINAGAR, India: More than 200,000 people remained stranded Saturday in Indian Kashmir even as flood waters receded, revealing the full extent of the horrific devastation…
View More 200,000 still stranded in killer Kashmir floodsUkraine army says repelled rebel assault on Donetsk airport
KIEV: The Ukrainian military said today its forces had repelled an insurgent attack on the airport in the eastern separatist stronghold of Donetsk, despite an…
View More Ukraine army says repelled rebel assault on Donetsk airportExecutive detained as food safety scandal deepens
TAIPEI: The head of a Taiwanese company at the centre of a widening food safety scandal has been detained for selling hundreds of tonnes of…
View More Executive detained as food safety scandal deepensAfter Iraqi battles, residents choose displacement
GWER, Iraq: Misspelled graffiti on walls pockmarked by bullets and torn up propaganda stickers make up the few remaining traces of the Islamic State group…
View More After Iraqi battles, residents choose displacementPhilippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in Syria
MANILA: The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war in Syria after two locals were reported killed fighting for…
View More Philippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in SyriaAhmad Ismail Continues to helm national takraw association
JOHOR BARU: Sepak Takraw Association of Malaysia (STAM) president Datuk Ahmad Ismail retained his seat for the fourth term after defeating his deputy, in a…
View More Ahmad Ismail Continues to helm national takraw associationBattles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins
LUGANSK, Ukraine: Lugansk International Airport used to offer flights to Turkey, Egypt and other sunny tourist spots as well cities in Ukraine and Russia, handling…
View More Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruinsPakistan diverts rivers to save cities from floods
ISLAMABAD: Officials say military specialists have blown up dikes in central Pakistan to divert swollen rivers and save cities from raging floods that have killed…
View More Pakistan diverts rivers to save cities from floodsCalifornians evacuated due to fire
LOS ANGELES: Forest fires burning near San Diego forced dozens of people to evacuate Friday ahead of a weekend expected to see record temperatures for…
View More Californians evacuated due to fire