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Former Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi dies at 85
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who promised reforms after taking...
Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in...
Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems
KATHMANDU: More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a...
Peru extends state of emergency over extortion gangs
LIMA: Peru extended its state of emergency on Sunday by 30 days over a...
Maldives to phase out smoking with generational ban
MALE, Maldives: The Maldives will attempt to stamp out smoking across the South Asian...
Pakistan expels over 850 Afghan families in single day
KABUL: Pakistan expelled a total of 852 Afghan families with 4,567 members on Sunday,...
Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru
LIMA: Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday at...
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro surgery ends ‘with success’
BRASILIA: Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a successful intestinal surgery in Brasilia on Sunday,...
Over 250 former Israeli intelligence officials urge end to Gaza war, return of hostages: media
JERUSALEM: More than 250 former officials of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have signed a...
Southeast Asia water festivals begin, but earthquake recovery blunts Myanmar’s celebrations
BANGKOK: Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday,...