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Suicide attack in Libyan capital kills at least 11
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2018
» BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan officials say the death toll from a militant attack on the election commission in the capital has climbed to 11.
1MDB graft scandal heats up Malaysia politics
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's image as a striving, modern nation that upholds the rule of law has been undermined by an epic corruption scandal at state investment fund 1MDB. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who set up the fund, is facing May 9 national elections that will test his legitimacy.
Animal welfare for travellers: Do’s and don’ts
Associated Press, Published on 30/04/2018
» The next time you want to take a selfie with a tiger, ride an elephant or swim with dolphins, stop to consider the consequences.
HRW: 'Men only' job ads show discrimination in China
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» BEIJING: A human rights group says gender discrimination is widespread in the Chinese workforce, with many hiring advertisements openly calling only for male applicants and using the attractiveness of female co-workers as a draw.
Kabul suicide bomber kills 57 at voting centre
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» KABUL: An Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack at a voter registration centre in the capital Kabul on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding more than 100 others, said officials form the Afghan interior and public health ministries.
Australian bank charges dead client service fee for a decade
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2018
» MELBOURNE: An Australian government inquiry has heard that financial advisers working for Australia's largest bank continued charging clients service fees after they died -- in one case for more than a decade.
Security Council deadlocks again on Syria chemical attacks
Associated Press, Published on 11/04/2018
» UNITED NATIONS: Rival US and Russian resolutions to determine responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria suffered defeats at the United Nations on Tuesday, a result that the Russian ambassador said the Trump administration wanted so it can "justify the use of force against Syria."
Another Vietnamese activist gets 13 years in jail
Associated Press, Published on 10/04/2018
» HANOI: A court in northern Vietnam sentenced a dissident to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government. He was the seventh activist to be jailed in the past week as Communist authorities step up a crackdown on dissent.
Jailed for poaching: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan
Associated Press, Published on 06/04/2018
» NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was convicted Thursday of poaching rare deer in a wildlife preserve two decades ago and sentenced to five years in prison, with the judge describing him as a "habitual offender."
French officer who swapped himself for hostage dies
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2018
» TREBES, France: A French police officer who offered himself up to an extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has died of his injuries, the interior minister said Saturday.