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Zimbabwe set to swear in post-Mugabe leader
Published on 24/11/2017
» HARARE, Zimbabwe: As Zimbabwe prepares to swear in a new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, questions remain on the future of Robert Mugabe, who ruled for 37 years, and the wife who just days ago was poised to succeed him.
Scotland irate as Brexit kills 'Capital of Culture' bid
Associated Press, Published on 24/11/2017
» LONDON: UK politicians expressed dismay Thursday after the European Union booted Britain out of the contest to become European Capital of Culture because of Brexit.
Bangladesh: Myanmar to take back Rohingya
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/11/2017
» DHAKA: Myanmar has agreed to take back hundreds and thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees who’ve been sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka said in a statement.
Train derailment in India kills at least 3
Associated Press, Published on 24/11/2017
» LUCKNOW: Eleven coaches of a train derailed early Friday in northern India, killing at least three people and injuring another 13, police said.
Eight thought to be North Koreans wash ashore in Japan
Associated Press, Published on 24/11/2017
» TOKYO: Japanese police said Friday they are investigating eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down.
Duterte ditches peace process with Maoist rebels
Reuters, Published on 24/11/2017
» MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has terminated the on-again, off-again peace talks with Maoist-led rebels as hostilities have continued despite the negotiations, the president's spokesman said on Friday.
Building collapses near Mumbai, dozen people trapped
Associated Press, Published on 24/11/2017
» MUMBAI: A fire official says a portion of a three-storey building has collapsed on the outskirts of India's financial capital of Mumbai and more than a dozen people feared trapped in the rubble.
Vietnam prosecutes bank officials
Reuters, Published on 24/11/2017
» HANOI: Vietnam has prosecuted five former officials of the unlisted Dong A Bank for violating rules that "lead to serious consequences", police said on Friday, part of a widening investigation involving the Ho Chi Minh City-based lender.
Virtual reality boom brings robots, cyber castles to China
Published on 24/11/2017
» GUIYANG, China: Giant robots and futuristic cyberpunk castles rise out of lush mountain slopes on the outskirts of Guiyang, the capital of one of China's poorest provinces.
Appeals court more than doubles Pistorius sentence
Associated Press, Published on 24/11/2017
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Supreme Court increased Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence on Friday to 13 years and five months after the state argued that his original sentence of six years was "shockingly lenient".