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Christmas typhoon leaves 28 dead, 12 missing in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 27/12/2019
» MANILA: A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
Reporter gets jail in libel case filed by poultry farm
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2019
» A court on Tuesday sentenced a reporter to two years in prison for criminal libel for a comment she tweeted about a labour abuse grievance at a poultry farm.
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
Associated Press, Published on 05/12/2019
» NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others drowned were receiving care Thursday in Mauritania after one of the deadliest disasters this year among people making the perillous journey to Europe.
Indonesia arrests 43 following suicide attack
Associated Press, Published on 18/11/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police said Monday that they have arrested 43 suspected militants believed to have links to last week's suicide attack at a busy police station in the country's third-largest city.
US, S.Korea postpone joint exercise
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2019
» US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an "act of goodwill" toward North Korea.
Qantas completes test 19-hour London-Sydney flight
Associated Press, Published on 15/11/2019
» PERTH, Australia: Australian national carrier Qantas on Friday completed a 19-and-a-half hour non-stop flight from London to Sydney, used to run a series of tests to assess the effects of ultra long-haul flights on crew fatigue and passenger jetlag.
Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
Police: 7 killed, 22 injured in West Texas shooting rampage
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2019
» ODESSA, Texas: Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile (16-kilometre) rampage that killed seven people, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.
Australia to improve East Timor internet, naval base
Associated Press, Published on 30/08/2019
» CANBERRA: Australia has committed to invest in East Timor's naval infrastructure and provide an undersea internet cable between the countries as China increases its influence in the region.