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Ex-PM Thaksin apologises over massacre in southern Thailand
BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra apologised Sunday over the deaths of scores...
Tens of thousands pour in for Beirut funeral of slain Hezbollah leader
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags...
Putin vows to improve combat capability of Russian military
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to enhance the combat potential and...
Israel indefinitely delays Palestinian prisoner release as hostages freed
KATHMANDU: Israel says it is indefinitely delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinian...
Indian teenager alleges rape over 5 years by 58 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives and strangers
NEW DELHI: Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage labourers...
Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’
KATHMANDU: Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory...
Japan’s emperor hopes for peace, 80 years after WWII end
TOKYO: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking...
Two Cambodian toddlers killed in old grenade blast
PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian toddlers died when a rocket-propelled grenade believed buried since the...
Fate of 8 workers trapped in south India tunnel remains uncertain
NEW DELHI: The fate of eight workers who were trapped inside an under-construction tunnel...
Families navigate losses as they return home after fires
LOS ANGELES: Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn’t believe what he saw when he returned to...