Vietnamese naval ships and Chinese vessels have collided in the South China Sea, Vietnamese officials say.
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Thailand court ousts PM Yingluck Shinawatra
A Thai court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet ministers to step down.
US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
A team of US experts has been sent to Nigeria to help find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. US President Barack Obama said the team comprised personnel from military, law enforcement…
Ukraine crisis: Russia rules out new Geneva talks
Russia’s foreign minister has ruled out holding fresh talks in Geneva to defuse the Ukraine crisis, unless pro-Russian opposition groups are involved. Sergei Lavrov added there was no point as an April accord between the US, EU and Russia had…
Coca-Cola to remove controversial drinks ingredient
The world’s largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its US drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online petition. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is found in Coca-Cola fruit and sports…
Boko Haram ‘to sell’ Nigeria girls abducted from Chibok
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has threatened to “sell” the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago.
Passenger train derails in India; at least 19 dead
A passenger train derailed in western India on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, police said.
Afghanistan landslide: Day of mourning declared
The Afghan government has declared a day of national mourning for hundreds of people killed when a mudslide engulfed their village on Friday.
East Ukraine cities brace for more unrest
East Ukraine is braced for more unrest, as troops from Kiev prepare to continue “anti-terror” operations and pro-Russian gunmen reinforce barricades. Ukrainian soldiers advanced on several cities on Saturday to regain control of buildings seized by the gunmen. But in…
Afghanistan landslide: Rescuers end search for survivors
Rescuers in Afghanistan have given up hope of finding any more survivors in a double landslide that is feared to have killed more than 2,500 people.
‘Many dead’ in Ukraine offensive in Sloviansk – Turchynov
Many pro-Russia rebels have been killed, injured and arrested in the Ukrainian government offensive in the eastern city of Sloviansk, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said.
OSCE observers abducted in Ukraine freed
Seven international military observers taken captive in eastern Ukraine a week ago have been released. Five Ukrainian officers captured with the observers, who are linked to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, were also freed. Pro-Russian separatists in…
Muslim death toll in Assam sectarian attack now 31
Security forces in northeast India found the bodies of nine Muslims on Saturday, raising the death toll to 31 in a spate of attacks by suspected tribal militants as a weeks-long general election re-opens ethnic divisions. The election has rekindled…
South Korea ferry owner ‘ignored’ warnings
The owner of the sunken South Korean ferry ignored an off-duty captain’s warnings about the ship’s stability, prosecutors have said.
‘Many dead’ in Ukraine offensive
Many pro-Russia rebels have been killed, injured and arrested in the Ukrainian government offensive in the eastern city of Sloviansk, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said.
Ukraine reinstates conscription
Ukraine’s acting President Olexander Turchynov has reinstated military conscription to deal with deteriorating security in the east of the country.
Eleven Muslim settlers killed in militant attacks in Assam
Suspected tribal rebels shot dead 11 Muslim settlers, including two women, in attacks in tea-growing Assam where tension is running high during an election, officials said on Friday. Police said they suspected the militants behind the overnight killings were members…
Sonia Gandhi calls Modi hungry for power, already assumes himself as PM
“Hungry for power” Narendra Modi has already assumed himself as the Prime Minister even before the results of Lok Sabha elections are out, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday. In a scathing attack on the BJP prime ministerial nominee…
Worst-case’ political scenario: A coalition with the BJP at helm
New Delhi – As polling for the Indian Lok Sabha elections nears conclusion, punters have started offering bets on what they are calling ‘the worst-case’ political scenario: a coalition government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the helm and…
Gerry Adams arrest: Sinn Féin claims ‘dark side’ to NI police
He added that the detention was a “deliberate attempt to influence the outcome of elections” in three weeks. Mr Adams is being questioned about the 1972 murder of Jean McConville but has denied involvement in her death. Prime Minister David…
Kiev ‘helpless’ to quell parts of east
Ukraine’s acting President Olexander Turchynov has admitted his forces are “helpless” to quell unrest driven by pro-Russian activists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
India election: Narendra Modi accused of poll law violation as millions vote
India’s Election Commission has accused the main opposition BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of violating the election code.
Search for missing plane turns to Bangladesh, if only briefly
BY Nathan Salant International search teams trying to figure out what happened to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 plan to check out a report from an Australian tech company that claims to have detected what could be a commercial airliner…
Ukraine unrest: Kiev ‘helpless’ to quell parts of east
Ukraine’s acting President Olexander Turchynov has admitted his forces are “helpless” to quell unrest driven by pro-Russian activists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Syria conflict: Dozens die in explosions in Homs
The attacks, which involved at least one car bomb, also injured dozens.
Missing plane search now to be on ocean floor on larger area
The search for the missing Malaysian plane is entering a “new phase”, Australia has announced, after the initial undersea search found nothing. PM Tony Abbott said that “a much larger” area of the ocean floor would now be targeted. But…
Brotherhood’s Badie among mass death sentences
The defendants faced charges over an attack on a police station in Minya in 2013 in which a policeman was killed.
Popes set for historic Vatican saints ceremony
Two leading popes of the 20th Century – John Paul II and John XXIII – are to be declared saints at an unprecedented open-air ceremony in Rome on Sunday. A Mass co-celebrated by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict will…
South Korean PM resigns over government response to ferry disaster
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on Sunday over the government’s poor response to the April 16 ferry disaster, in which it was first announced that everyone had been rescued. The Sewol ferry sank on a routine…
G7 ‘to intensify Russia sanctions’ over Ukraine
The G7 group of economic powers has agreed to intensify sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. A G7 statement gave no detail of the sanctions, but US officials said they could announce measures by Monday. The West accuses…