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US should back Hong Kong protesters, says ex-Pentagon chief Mattis
NEW YORK: Former US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday anti-government protests in Hong Kong were “not an internal” Chinese matter and that the United States should offer at least moral support to the demonstrators. The retired US Marine
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British Airways pilots ground planes in unprecedented 2-day strike
LONDON: British Airways pilots began a 2-day strike, grounding nearly all its flights and disrupting thousands the plans of travelers in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) last month gave the airline notice
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Govt, family face off over Mugabe’s burial site
HARARE: The family of Zimbabwe founder Robert Mugabe is pushing back against the government’s plan to bury him at the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare and wants him to be buried in his home village instead, three relatives told Reuters. Zimbabweans
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Hong Kong’s secession will be crushed
SHANGHAI: Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism “will be crushed”, state media said on Monday, a day after demonstrators rallied at the US consulate to ask for help in bringing democracy to city. The China Daily newspaper
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“Trump’s decision will cause more American deaths”
KABUL/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while the United States promised to keep up military pressure on the militants, in a stunning reversal of efforts to
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School students form human chain after weekend protest
HONG KONG: Hundreds of secondary school students, many wearing masks with their uniforms, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of clashes in the Chinese-ruled city. Metro stations which
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Asia stocks make cautious gains as weak data boosts stimulus hopes
TOKYO: Asian stocks eked out modest gains, amid a cautious market mood as investors pinned expectations on likely stimulus to support growth in the world’s major economies, which showed further signs of struggle. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside
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Trump cancelled peace talks with Taliban due to attacks
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders after the insurgent group claimed responsibility last week for an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people. Trump said
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‘Trump, liberate Hong Kong’
HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters chanted the U.S. national anthem and called on U.S. President Donald Trump to liberate the Chinese-ruled city, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have gripped the city for months. Police stood
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Nora Anne to be laid to rest in Belfast come Tuesday
PUCHONG: Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, who was found dead in a forest near The Dusun Resort in Negeri Sembilan last month, will be laid to rest after a funeral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, next week. According to Britain’s Daily
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