Environmentalist outrage as Rio Tinto gets mine go-ahead
SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday gave Rio Tinto the go-ahead for a controversial Aus$1.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) bauxite mine project in a decision environmentalists blasted as “vandalism on a grand...
Syria rebels vow to punish those committing atrocities
BEIRUT: The Free Syrian Army vowed on Wednesday to punish those committing atrocities, as anger mounted at a video showing a rebel filmed apparently cutting out and eating the organs of a soldier. Read More →
Brazil gives green light to same sex marriage
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil became the third and largest Latin American country to give a de facto green light to same-sex marriage. Read More →
Global brands commit to Bangladesh safety after building disaster
MILAN: Global high street brands including Benetton, Carrefour and Marks & Spencer committed to abide by an agreement to improve working conditions in Bangladeshi factories after a plant there collapsed...
Russia to expel ‘US CIA agent’ from Moscow
MOSCOW: Russia has ordered the expulsion of an alleged American CIA agent working undercover at the US embassy who was discovered with a large stash of money trying to recruit a Russian agent. Read More →
Indonesia extends logging ban to protect rainforest
JAKARTA: Indonesia has extended a logging ban to protect rainforests despite fierce industry pressure, the government said Wednesday, but green groups slammed it as inadequate to safeguard threatened...
Nigeria calls ‘state of emergency’ in three states
ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a “state of emergency” in three states menaced by Islamist group Boko Haram, saying the level of violence called for “extraordinary...
Turkish government detains 13 over deadly car bombing attacks
Ankara: Turkish government has detained at least 13 suspects in connection with furious weekend twin bombing attacks occurred in the town of Reyhanli, near the Turkish-Syrian border, said top government...
South Korea proposes talks with North on industrial park
SEOUL: South Korea formally offered dialogue to North Korea on Tuesday, after President Park Geun-Hye said she wanted talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions. Read More →
First Kurdish fighters from Turkey arrive in Iraq
HARUR, Iraq: The first group of Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey as part of a peace drive with Ankara arrived to cheers and hugs in Iraqi Kurdistan early Tuesday after a gruelling week-long journey. Read More →
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