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Sri Lanka legend Jayasuriya charged in ICC anti-corruption probe
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» DUBAI - Dashing former Sri Lankan batsman and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged for not cooperating with a match-fixing probe and concealing information, the International Cricket Council said Monday.
UK PM says still believes Brexit deal is 'achievable'
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she still believes a Brexit deal is "achievable", despite talks with the European Union becoming deadlocked on the issue of the Irish border.
Turkey to search consulate as Saudi king denies knowing Khashoggi fate
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkish investigators were on Monday to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for the first time since journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, as King Salman denied any knowledge of his fate in talks with Donald Trump.
Trump sends top diplomat to Saudi Arabia over missing journalist
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Monday he is sending his top diplomat to Saudi Arabia after Saudi King Salman told him in a phone call that he has no idea what happened to missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» BEIRUT - Jihadists in Syria's Idlib failed to meet a Monday deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country's last rebel bastion, casting fresh doubt over a deal to avert bloodshed.
13 dead as flooding hits southwestern France
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» TOULOUSE: At least 13 people died as violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwestern France on Monday in the latest episode of wild weather in Europe, officials said.
EU ministers say still time for Brexit deal as failure looms
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» LUXEMBOURG: Frustrated European ministers on Monday insisted there was still time to reach a Brexit deal despite the latest failed round of divorce talks, but the EU warned it was stepping up preparations for failure.
Blockbuster drug haul worth over B2bn in Chiang Rai
Online Reporters, Published on 15/10/2018
» More than 20 million speed pills and 100kg of crystal methamphetamine -- worth over 2 billion baht -- have been seized and three alleged traffickers arrested in two major police operations in Chiang Rai province.
SE Asia stocks lower on caution ahead of earnings season
Published on 15/10/2018
» Southeast Asian stocks tracked global peers lower on Monday as investors fretted over the impact of US-China trade spat, while caution ahead of corporate results and uncertainty over a clean Brexit kept risk appetite subdued.
Winds blow trash ashore on Hua Hin beaches
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 15/10/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Officials, workers and volunteers are busy cleaning up trash from the beaches of Hua Hin - even as more is expected to be blown ashore.