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US finds North Korea killed Kim brother with VX agent
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States formally concluded Tuesday that North Korea murdered Kim Jong Un's half-brother with the banned VX nerve agent, blasting Pyongyang for deploying a chemical weapon in a packed international airport.
S. Korea's Moon: 'too early to be optimistic' on North
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in sounded a note of caution Wednesday over the North's offer of denuclearisation talks, saying it was "too early to be optimistic", even as US leader Donald Trump welcomed the development.
Mobs clash with police after Sri Lanka emergency
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» COLOMBO - Police fired teargas to disperse rioters in curfew-bound central Sri Lanka hours after a state of emergency was imposed in a bid to quell anti-Muslim violence, an official said Wednesday.
Blind singers break through Bangkok's sound barrier
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» Strumming his guitar with ease and backed by a drummer, Singhkum Boonriang belts out covers of Thai ballads as strangers pass by on a busy Bangkok afternoon.
Malaysia central bank holds policy rate as inflation eases
Published on 07/03/2018
» Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected, after inflation eased and an early rate hike this year helped to bolster the currency.
SET drops almost 1%, Indonesia stocks plunge 2%
Published on 07/03/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index dropped almost 1%, while most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday, with Indonesia shedding 2 % in its sharpest drop in nearly four months.
Syria regime ramps up brutal bombardment of Ghouta
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BEIRUT - Hundreds more pro-regime fighters have been deployed to front lines in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said on Wednesday, tightening the noose around the shrinking rebel enclave.
UK govt poised to shed light on poisoning of ex-Russian spy
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» LONDON - Britain's Home Secretary says authorities will soon reveal what kind of substance led to the mysterious collapse of a former Russian spy and his daughter, who were found slumped on a public bench in southern England.
Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Published on 07/03/2018
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian state Islamic university faced criticism from Muslim groups and activists on Wednesday after it banned female students from wearing full-face veils citing fears over the spread of radical ideology on the campus.
Regime sends more forces to Ghouta as UN decries 'apocalypse' in Syria
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Syria's regime sent reinforcements to Eastern Ghouta on Wednesday, tightening the noose around the shrinking rebel enclave hours before a top-level UN meeting on the escalating violence.