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US soldier got in fights, damaged police car before dash to North Korea: Court documents
SEOUL: Months before he fled into North Korea, US soldier Travis King faced two assault allegations and was fined by a South Korean court for…
Mexican Fishing Ship Rescue: Australian man, faithful pup rescued by Mexican ship after months at sea | World News
MEXICO CITY: An Australian sailor finally touched dry land on Tuesday in the Mexican port city of Manzanillo, capping off months spent adrift at sea…
US soldier flees into North Korea in new crisis over the nuclear-armed state
PAJU: The US military was scrambling to establish the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing of the inter-Korean border into North…
US nuclear-armed submarine visits South Korea for first time in decades
SEOUL: An American nuclear-armed submarine is making a South Korean port call for the first time in four decades, a White House official said Tuesday,…
Mystery object that washed up on Australian coast is ‘upper-stage engine from Indian rocket’
Authorities in Canberra are currently investigating whether a cylindrical object, resembling a small car, that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space debris…
Scotland: Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland
LONDON: A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale…
From US to Europe to Asia: Temperature reaches new highs as heatwaves scorch the globe
ROME: Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark…
Singapore parliament speaker, MP resign over affair
SINGAPORE: Singapore‘s parliament speaker and a woman MP resigned Monday over an “inappropriate” affair, plunging the ruling party into further turmoil following a rare high-level…
Trial of former Fiji PM Bainimarama opens
SUVA: The high-profile trial of Fiji’s former prime minister Frank Bainimarama opened on Monday, with the ex-military strongman linked to murky accusations of political interference…
Scientist: Google dedicates doodles to American scientist Eunice Newton Foote, and Sudanese musician Asma Hamza
NEW DELHI: Google on Monday celebrated the 204th birthday of American scientist and women’s rights activist Eunice Newton Foote, and Sudanese composer and oud player…