
S. Korean police apologise for 70-year-old island massacre
SEOUL: South Korean police apologised for the first time yesterday over massacres that killed 10,000 people decades ago and the military expressed deep regret as

SEOUL: South Korean police apologised for the first time yesterday over massacres that killed 10,000 people decades ago and the military expressed deep regret as
CHRISTCHURCH: The pre-dawn quiet of New Zealand’s South Island is shattered by the crack of a bullet from Noel Womersley’s Finnish Tikka T3 rifle, followed
ISLAMABAD / NEW DELHI: Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a

OTTAWA: Canada is doing too little to combat climate change, a parliamentary report warned Tuesday, a day after government scientists warned the country was warming

UNITED NATIONS: Around 68 per cent of the world’s population is projected to live in urban areas by 2050, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting a

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that claimed 50 lives – and the Kiwi gun
TOKYO: “Reiwa”, Japan yesterday revealed the name of the era that will define the new emperor’s reign when he ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne next month

RABAT: Pope Francis has called for tolerance and peace at a mass for thousands of Catholics during a rare visit by a pontiff to Morocco,

SYDNEY: Australia’s embattled conservative minority government is expected to splash the cash in the annual budget announcement today, in a bid to woo voters ahead
ANKARA: Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a