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Tanzania to seize 'idle' land from rogue investors 14 Jun 2017 - 01:14 pm

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania: Officials in Tanzania are to start seizing unused land and hand it over to poor farmers in a bid...

10 dead, 7 injured in vehicle collision in Philippines 14 Jun 2017 - 01:06 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Ten people were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday when a passenger van and a cargo truck collided in...

15 trapped as building collapses in Nairobi 14 Jun 2017 - 01:00 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: At least 15 people have been trapped under the rubble of a seven-story building which collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi...

Afghan army generals, officers jailed over base attack 14 Jun 2017 - 12:45 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: A number of Afghan military officers, including two generals, have been sentenced to jail terms over their failure in preventing a...

Indonesian cargo ship sinks off Malaysia, two crew missing 14 Jun 2017 - 12:34 pm

Kuala Lumpur: An Indonesian cargo ship sank in the busy Malacca Strait early Wednesday, triggering a search for two missing seamen, Malaysian maritime...

Nepal to deport Everest climber after illegal Tibet crossing 14 Jun 2017 - 12:29 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal said Wednesday it would deport a Polish climber who illegally entered the country by crossing from Tibet at the summit of...

UK unemployment stays at lowest since 1975 14 Jun 2017 - 12:12 pm

London: Britain's unemployment rate remains at 4.6 percent, the lowest level for 42 years, official data showed on Wednesday. A total of 1.53...

Bangladesh rescuers battle to reach landslide victims 14 Jun 2017 - 11:58 am

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Rescue workers were Wednesday battling to reach remote areas of Bangladesh hit by landslides and heavy rains that have killed at...

Colombian surgeon rebuilds acid victims' lives 14 Jun 2017 - 11:50 am

Bogota: Angeles Borda ignored the cat calls as she walked past the building site. But she couldn't ignore the nitric acid that her...

China's Fosun proposes to buy Faberge owner Gemfields 14 Jun 2017 - 11:35 am

China's Fosun International Ltd joined the race for Fabergé owner, Gemfields Plc , after it made an initial proposal regarding a possible cash...

Some dead, at least 50 taken to hospital, as fire engulfs London tower block 14 Jun 2017 - 11:26 am

LONDON: Fire engulfed a 24-storey block of flats in central London on Wednesday, killing some people, injuring at least 50 more and trapping...

23 arrests in crackdown on Bulgarian border corruption 14 Jun 2017 - 11:19 am

Sofia: Twenty-three customs officers and businessmen have been arrested in a probe into corruption at a major checkpoint on Bulgaria's border with Greece,...

Zambia suspends 48 opposition MPs for snubbing president's speech 14 Jun 2017 - 11:13 am

LUSAKA: Zambia's parliament suspended 48 opposition lawmakers on Tuesday for boycotting a speech by the president, widening a political rift that has alarmed...

Danish foreign minister says open to UK remaining in the EU 14 Jun 2017 - 11:04 am

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's foreign minister Anders Samuelsen said on Wednesday that he was open to the idea of the United Kingdom remaining a full...

Bangladesh says arrest of envoy in New York is a treaty violation 14 Jun 2017 - 10:54 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh said on Wednesday the arrest of one of its diplomats in New York on charges of labour trafficking and assault appeared...

Vanuatu trials drones to deliver vaccines to remote islands 14 Jun 2017 - 10:40 am

BANGKOK: Vanuatu's government will test the use of drones for delivering life-saving vaccines and health supplies to remote communities in the Pacific archipelago,...

Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies' 14 Jun 2017 - 09:58 am

Pyongyang: Snapping their heads from side to side, marching into the roads in close-fitting blue uniforms and black heels, the "traffic ladies" who...