A reader says while our society does not offer women equal pay for equal work some men will never respect their rights as equals. ER09. Popular Stories. Woman, 42, accused of sex with teen footballers · WILD WEATHER: Severe storms, heavy rain threaten ...

A reader says while our society does not offer women equal pay for equal work some men will never respect their rights as equals. ER09. Popular Stories. Woman, 42, accused of sex with teen footballers · WILD WEATHER: Severe storms, heavy rain threaten ...

LONDON: The leaders of Britain's three main political parties announced a last-minute trip to Scotland yesterday to boost the campaign against independence after a surge in separatist support ahead of next week's referendum. Conservative Prime Minister ...

CAPE TOWN: A British millionaire businessman suspected of the 2010 honeymoon murder of his wife in South Africa is fit to stand trial, a Cape Town court ruled on Friday. Shrien Dewani, who was extradited from Britain in April, will have his trial begin on ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of First Officer Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rahim was among those of the 16 Malaysian victims identified. His remains will be sent home next week. His uncle, Azman Ibrahim said MAS had informed the developments to the ...

MONROVIA: Pan-African airline ASKY suspended all flights to and from the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone over the worsening Ebola health crisis, as the Liberian football association said it halted all activities in the country. The LFA decided "to cease ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The train carrying the remains of the victims in the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 has started its journey to the city of Kharkiv through Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. This was according to a statement posted on the official ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia could face a longer wait for the winner in this month's presidential election after one of the two candidates threatened to reject the official result, due to be announced tomorrow. Former general Prabowo Subianto on Sunday demanded ...

TEL AVIV: An image that appears to show a group of Israelis on a hilltop cheering and applauding as they watch the deadly aerial bombardment of Gaza has caused international outrage after it was shared by thousands on Twitter. Taken by the Middle East ...

MIAMI: Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore, packing 100 mph (160 kph) winds and drenching rains in an onslaught dampening America's July 4 celebrations. The US National Hurricane Center said the first hurricane of the Atlantic ...

RECIFE: Germany striker Thomas Mueller joined Neymar and Lionel Messi on top of the World Cup goalscoring charts on Thursday as Algeria stunned Russia to reach the second round for the first time. Mueller's long-range strike settled a 1-0 victory over the ...

FORTALEZA : Germany's record goalscorer Miroslav Klose wants another landmark all to himself that of the World Cup all-time goals haul having equalled Ronaldo's mark of 15 goals on Saturday. The 36-year-old Poland-born striker, who is appearing at his ...

WASHINGTON: Pings heard in the search for MH370 may have come from another man-made source, a US Navy official told CNN on Wednesday. Michael Dean, the US Navy's deputy director of ocean engineering, told CNN that he had doubts about the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (Iata) will convene an expert task force to examine options for tracking commercial aircraft against the parameters of implementation, investment, time and complexity to achieve the desired ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The full radiotelephony transcript between air traffic controllers (ATC) and the pilots of flight MH370 released by the Transport Ministry today showed no abnormal or suspicious communications had taken place before all contact with the ...

SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak received a call from Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot informing him that possible objects related to the search for MH370 may have been found in the southern Indian Ocean, the Transport Ministry ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Engineers who were in contact with the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 aircraft before it took off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on March 8, are under police investigation. "As per normal procedure, the Royal ...

CHANDIGARH, India: An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them, his spokesman said. Devotees placed Ashutosh Maharaj, whom authorities declared ...

PESHAWAR: Twelve people were killed and 11 injured when three roadside bombs targeting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive northwest exploded Saturday, officials said, in the latest attack on efforts to combat the crippling disease. Militant strikes ...

WASHINGTON: The World Bank stalled a US$90 million loan planned to help Uganda strengthen its health care system on Thursday after the country put in place a harsh anti-gay law. "We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the ...