Juba : Nineteen people were killed on Sunday when a small plane crashed into a lake in the centre of South Sudan, while four survived, a regional official told AFP. Regional information minister for the Eastern Lakes state Taban Abel Aguek said a plane, carrying 23 people, had crashed in the...
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Washington : A former advisor to US President Donald Trump whose contacts with Russians set off the investigation into possible collusion with Moscow was jailed Friday for lying to the FBI. US District Judge Randolph Moss sentenced foreign policy aide George Papadopoulos to 14 days in prison...
Colombo : One person died and over 80 were hospitalized as a massive protest rally held by the opposition ended in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on Thursday, local media reported. According to hospital officials from the Colombo National Hospital, one person had died from a cardiac arrest...
Tokyo : The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, the country’s weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings. Typhoon Jebi, packing winds of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour, made landfall around...
Tokyo : Japan on Sunday braced for a “very strong” typhoon, with authorities warning of high waves, floods and landslides, including in areas hit by deadly flooding earlier this year. Typhoon Jebi, packing winds of up to 252 kilometres (156 miles) an hour, is expected to make landfall...
Islamabad [Pakistan] : Pakistan’s Imran Khan-led new government must uphold the freedom of expression as media is facing severe pressure from state institutions in the country, emphasised speakers at the launch of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) fact finding report...
Brussels : The unemployment rate in the eurozone was stable in July and maintained the lowest rate recorded since November 2008. Figures published by Eurostat on Friday showed that the eurozone’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in July, stable compared with June and...
London : London mayor Sadiq Khan Friday called on Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to halt the roll out of her flagship welfare reform program, warning it could lead to thousands of families in the capital being made homeless.
Khan said in a City Hall statement he is deeply concerned...
Beijing : China on Thursday derided the “irresponsible and absurd logic” of the United States after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of making Washington’s relationship with North Korea more difficult.
Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein...
Bankok : Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned as Myanmar’s de facto leader over last year’s brutal army campaign against the Rohingya, the outgoing UN human rights chief has told the BBC. A military crackdown in response to attacks by Rohingya militants drove around...
