Myanmar seizes heroin haul worth $4.7 million
YANGON: Myanmar has seized 370 kilogrammes (815 pounds) of heroin worth $4.7 million during a raid in the northeast, police said, the latest big bust
YANGON: Myanmar has seized 370 kilogrammes (815 pounds) of heroin worth $4.7 million during a raid in the northeast, police said, the latest big bust

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier yesterday marked a year since his country declared victory against the Islamic State group by pledging to fight corruption next, even as
WASHINGTON: Researchers have found “different patterns” in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from

PARIS: Calls mounted yesterday for President Emmanuel Macron to bring an end to the “yellow vest” crisis gripping France as authorities in Paris and elsewhere

SANYA (China): A Mexican model and volunteer was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan on Saturday. Miss

TOKYO: Japan’s Crown Princess Masako yesterday pledged to do her best despite feeling “insecure” about becoming empress in mere months, in a candid statement released
MELBOURNE: A teenager died early yesterday after a suspected drug overdose at a Sydney dance festival where more than a dozen people were taken to
KHARTOUM: A helicopter crashed yesterday in eastern Sudan, killing at least five local officials who were on board, state media reported. Witnesses said the helicopter
NEW YORK: CNN’s New York offices were evacuated Thursday night after a bomb threat, but no explosive was found and police later gave the all

SORONG (Indonesia): Construction workers massacred at a remote jungle work camp in Papua were legitimate military targets, a rebel group said yesterday, as authorities hunted