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Europe

Stockholm hit by worst riots in years

3 min 4 sec ago

Americas

Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner to run for NYC mayor

23 min 2 sec ago

NEW YORK — Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former US Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early today (May 22) he is...

Asia

Chinese Premier visits Pakistan, praises ties

1 hour 6 min ago

ISLAMABAD — China’s premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers in glowing terms.

Middle-East

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to challenge ally’s ban from election

1 hour 26 min ago

DUBAI — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today (May 22) he would ask Iran’s supreme leader to reverse a ban preventing his aide from running in next month’s presidential poll,...

Asia

Japan may resume talks with N Korea: Media

3 hours 57 min ago

TOKYO — Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan’s prime minister, the Asahi...

Asia

All bodies recovered from Indonesia mine

8 hours 8 min ago

JAKARTA – Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant United States-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of Papua,...

Quirky World

Chinese man pays S$500,000 for racing pigeon

8 hours 17 min ago

BRUSSELS — A Chinese businessman has paid a world record €310,000 (S$505,000) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia’s huge and growing interest in racing birds.

Quirky World

Czech police seize 1m litres of untaxed booze

8 hours 17 min ago

PRAGUE — The Czech police have found a million litres of illegal alcohol hidden in underground tanks, in one of the biggest seizures of untaxed booze.