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4 on trial for helping Copenhagen gunman

Four men went on trial in Denmark on Thursday accused of helping the gunman behind twin attacks on a Copenhagen synagogue and a free speech event last year that left two people dead. The trial,...

Abe says Japan cannot do without nuclear power

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said Japan "cannot do without" nuclear power, speaking on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the devastating Fukushima disaster. On March 11, 2011, a...

Sri Lanka to compensate media attacked under Rajapakse

Sri Lanka Thursday announced plans to compensate journalists and media organisations that suffered violence and intimidation during former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse's decade-long...

Polo pachyderms rumble in Bangkok’s urban jungle

A herd of elephants romped across a Bangkok pitch Thursday for the first match of a four-day polo tournament raising money for the animals, which are heralded as a national symbol but often...

Philippine militants holding foreigners set ransom deadline

Islamic militants holding two Canadians and a Norwegian in the southern Philippine jungles have set a one-month deadline for millions of dollars in ransom to be paid, according to a video...

5 dead, including baby, in fresh migrant sinking off Turkey

At least five migrants, including a baby, drowned as they tried to sail from Turkey to Greece, the Dogan news agency reported on Thursday. The raft, which was transporting Afghan and Iranian...

France says open to labour reform tweaks after street protests

The French government is willing to make some tweaks to its pro-business labour reforms to ease concerns about them, Labour Minister Myriam El Khomri said on Thursday, a day after a series of...

Suu Kyi nominates close aide for Myanmar president

Aung San Suu Kyi was Thursday finally ruled out of the running to become Myanmar's next president, as her party nominated one of her most loyal aides to rule the formerly junta-run nation as her...

China expresses alarm at Philippines-Japan aircraft deal

China expressed alarm on Thursday about an agreement in which the Philippines will lease five aircraft from Japan to help patrol the disputed South China Sea. Philippine President Benigno...

Sky News says obtains details of 22,000 Isis supporters

Thousands of documents identifying 22,000 supporters of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) in over 50 countries were handed over to Sky News by a disillusioned former member of the group, the...

How a hacker’s typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist

A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly US$1 billion (RM4.12 billion) heist last month involving the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed,...

Stephen Hawking joins 150 top scientists calling for Britain to stay in EU

Stephen Hawking has joined more than 150 top scientists in calling for Britain to stay in the European Union, saying that leaving would be "a disaster for UK science and universities". The...

Myanmar nominates Suu Kyi’s former driver for president

Aung San Suu Kyi's party today nominated her former driver and close aide to be Myanmar's next president, as the Nobel laureate looks to rule her former junta-run homeland through a trusted...

Revolutionary Guards commander says Iran’s missile work will never stop

Iran's ballistic-missile programme will never stop under any circumstances and Tehran has missiles ready to be fired, said a senior commander of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps...

Australia sends boat carrying Bangladeshis back to Indonesia

Six Bangladeshi migrants caught entering Australian waters by the country's border patrol have been sent back to Indonesia on a fishing boat, an Indonesian official said today. The move drew...

Australia finds ‘Drowned Apostles’ at tourist site

A popular Australian tourist attraction, a series of limestone stacks off the south coast known as the Twelve Apostles, could become a bigger draw after researchers today said they found five...

At least 5 killed, several hurt in shooting near Pittsburgh

Two gunmen ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh yesterday, killing at least five people and injuring several, media and police said. Four women and one man were shot and killed, and three...

Play about a French Muslim president hits nerve in Germany’s refugee crisis

Stage adaptations of French author Michel Houellebecq's novel "Submission", in which a Muslim president takes power in 2022 France, have been a hit in Germany where a huge Mideast refugee influx...

Saudi could turn page if Iran changes policies, says foreign minister

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies could turn a page and build strong relations with Iran if it respects them and stops "meddling" in their affairs, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said...

US warns Mosul dam collapse would be catastrophic

The United States and Iraq yesterday hosted a meeting of senior diplomats and UN officials to discuss the possible collapse of the Mosul hydroelectric dam, which US Ambassador Samantha Power said...