Fire sweeps through Bangladesh slum, killing nine
16:56 | 18/02/2019
A fire tore through a slum in southern Bangladesh on Sunday (Feb 17), killing at least nine people and destroying hundreds of shanty homes, police said.
India hosts first 'yoga on a pole' world championships
17:08 | 17/02/2019
MUMBAI: Wearing only underpants, Pavel Kalina twists his body up a wooden pole before performing a handstand at the top ...
EU flags come down in Brexit Britain
16:00 | 17/02/2019
KNARESBOROUGH, United Kingdom: At a flag-making workshop in northern England, orders for Union Jacks are flying off the production line ...
Trump says could extend China tariff deadline
10:54 | 16/02/2019
President Donald Trump said on Friday (Feb 15) the trade negotiations with China were going "extremely well" and again offered ...
Turkey bans rally for Kurdish MP on hunger strike
10:16 | 16/02/2019
DIYARBAKIR: Turkish police on Friday (Feb 15) prevented supporters from rallying outside the home of a pro-Kurdish lawmaker on hunger ...
Europeans US$100 billion short of NATO spending pledge: Study
09:55 | 16/02/2019
Europe would need to boost defence spending by more than US$100 billion to hit the NATO spending pledge that has ...
EU parliament cancels Catalan separatist's event
09:39 | 16/02/2019
The European Parliament on Friday (Feb 15) cancelled an event that was to be attended by Catalan separatist leader Carles ...
France probes sexual assault claim against Vatican envoy
09:33 | 16/02/2019
French prosecutors said on Friday (Feb 15) they were investigating a sexual assault complaint made against the Vatican's envoy to ...
Valentine's Day not feeling the love in Indonesia
10:41 | 15/02/2019
Valentine's Day wasn't getting much love in the world's biggest Muslim majority nation on Thursday (Feb 14) as Indonesian authorities ...
Activists file suit to stop dolphin hunting in Japan
10:05 | 15/02/2019
TOKYO: Environmental campaigners have filed an unprecedented lawsuit in a bid to halt the so-called "drive hunting" of dolphins in ...
Venezuelans send out SOS signal from Colombian border
12:17 | 14/02/2019
Desperate doctors and nurses are protesting at Venezuela's border with Colombia, demanding that President Nicolas Maduro allows in humanitarian aid ...
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