In Ghouta’s shelters, terrified Syrians await the next bomb
BEIRUT March 12 (TNS): As the Syrian army pushes deeper into eastern Ghouta under cover of a hammering bombardment, the 400,000 civilians the United...
Plane carrying group of women crashes in Iran, killing 11
TEHRAN March 12 (TNS): A Turkish private jet flying a group of young women from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul crashed Sunday in...
Bangladesh plane carrying 67 passengers crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU March 12 (TNS): A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali...
At least two dead in New York river helicopter crash
New York City March 12 (TNS): At least two people died late Sunday when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into Manhattan's East...
Japan minister says files altered in scandal dogging Abe
Tokyo March 12 (TNS): Japan's finance minister admitted Monday that official documents related to a favouritism scandal dogging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been...
Taliban take district center in western Afghan province
LASHKAR GAH March 12 (TNS): Taliban fighters have captured a district center in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, where they have battled...
Xi’s rise crushes political reform predictions
Beijing March 12 (TNS): China's Xi Jinping strode onto the leadership stage in 2012 to sunny predictions that he would usher in a new...
Thousands of Indian farmers protest lack of govt support in Mumbai
MUMBAI March 12 (TNS): Tens of thousands of farmers from India’s western state of Maharashtra reached the state capital of Mumbai on Monday to...
Ageing Japanese towns overrun by wild boars
Karara Japan March 12 (TNS): Less than 20 years ago, the only challenges for the 100 residents of the tiny island of Kakara, off...
Myanmar erects security posts on burned Rohingya land: Amnesty
Rakhine Myanmar March 12 (TNS): Myanmar is building security installations on top of razed Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on the...
