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Trump attacks fairness of Russia-meddling probe
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling as unfair, insisting the probe is staffed with "hardened" Democrats.
Philippines' Duterte calls for mass withdrawal from ICC
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2018
» MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday called for other signatories of the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) to join his country in withdrawing from the treaty.
Chemical weapons experts heading to UK in Russia spy case
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» LONDON - Britain is to target wealth linked to the Kremlin in response to the poisoning of a former spy, foreign minister Boris Johnson said Sunday ahead of a visit by international chemical weapons experts.
Opposition, NGO cry fraud in Russian polls
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» MOSCOW - Russian opposition activists and an NGO on Sunday reported ballot stuffing and multiple voting during the presidential election which is set to see Vladimir Putin win a fourth Kremlin term.
King cobra caught in Songkhla home
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/03/2018
» SONGKHLA: A 3.2-metre king cobra was found in a house in Nathawi district of this southern province on Sunday.
Hotel fire kills at least 3 in Philippine capital
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2018
» MANILA: A fire at a hotel in the Philippine capital killed three people on Sunday and injured nearly two dozen, police and rescue officials said, with two people listed as missing.
Struggling Singapore retailers turn to vending machines
Published on 18/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: With sales stagnating and high rent and manpower costs eating away at his profits, Azan Tengku, the director of Singaporean gift company Kalms, decided to close down his stores and move all his products into vending machines.
Turkish-led forces seize centre of Syria's Afrin
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» AFRIN (SYRIA) - Turkish-backed rebels have seized the centre of Afrin city in northern Syria, Ankara said Sunday, as they made rapid gains in their campaign against Kurdish forces.
Turkey's Erdogan says Afrin city centre under 'total' control
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have taken "total" control of the centre of Afrin, a Kurdish-majority city in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Asean, Australia summit ends with rebukes against protectionism
Published on 18/03/2018
» SYDNEY: The leaders of Australia and Singapore closed a regional summit on Sunday with a stand against against protectionism, arguing in favour of multi-nation trade deals as fears mount that US plans for new tariffs could stoke a global trade war.