South Africa Muslim cemetery desecration condemned
JOHANNESBURG, 31 Oct 2019: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) yesterday strongly condemned the desecration of a Muslim cemetery in Mowbray, a suburb of Cape Town. The act was …
Qantas found cracks in Boeing 737 planes
SYDNEY, 31 Oct 2019: Australian airline Qantas is reviewing 33 Boeing 737 aircrafts in its fleet after discovering structural cracking in one of its planes of the same model, which …
Thai soccer team rescue cave opens as tourist attraction
BANGKOK, 30 Oct 2019: The Tham Luang Cave – which trapped a junior football team in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai last year – will officially be opened for …
Dec 12 election for UK to revisit Brexit future
LONDON, 30 Oct 2019: The UK will hold general elections on Dec 12 in which Britons will decide the composition of the government that will be tasked with steering the …
Philippines confirms 3rd polio case
MANILA, 28 Oct 2019: The Philippine health department today confirmed the third polio case in the country since the September outbreak of the disease – which was eradicated nearly two …
Vietnam detains suspects linked to UK trailer deaths
HO CHI MINH CITY, 28 Oct 2019: Vietnamese authorities have detained four people and are searching for a fifth in relation to an operation against human trafficking after 39 migrants, …
Quieter, less smoky Diwali in India this year
NEW DELHI, 26 Oct 2019: Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, will be celebrated in India tomorrow – but a dark cloud has engulfed the country’s fireworks industry ahead of …
Boeing, US FAA blamed for Lion Air 737 max crash
JAKARTA, 25 Oct 2019: A faulty design and certification process were crucial factors in the deadly Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX crash that killed 189 people last year in Indonesia, …
Indonesians are largely of African origin
JAKARTA, 25 Oct 2019: A recent study – which combined a historical approach with genetics research – concluded that the dichotomy between “native” and “migrant” should never have become a …
39 bodies in trailer on ferry to UK from Belgium
LONDON, 24 Oct 2019: Police investigating the deaths of 39 people – whose bodies were found inside a truck in southeast England – yesterday said the trailer holding the victims …