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Boat carrying Rohingya refugees stranded off Indonesias Aceh

JAKARTA: A boat carrying scores of Rohingya refugees including women and children broke down and was stranded in waters off the coast of Aceh province…

Japan aims to put a person on the moon by late 2020s

TOKYO: Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans on Tuesday (Dec 28), aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half…

Malaysia government under fire over slow clean-up after deadly floods

SHAH ALAM: Malaysia's government was under fire as residents accused it of responding too slowly after the country's worst floods…

Santa Monica offering families displaced by historical construction projects priority in affordable housing

The city of Santa Monica, California, will start offering priority placement for its coveted affordable housing program to families and their descendants…

Thousands left homeless and hungry at Christmas as Philippines faces up to climate crisis reality of super typhoon

Usually, Jay Lacia wakes at midnight on Christmas Day to start the festivities -- but this year, all he wished for was enough food to eat.

"We…

Intercity bus lines look to win over wary travelers with upgraded expanded services

For New York City resident James Gilmer, 28, long-distance travel by bus usually means something very specific: getting to and from his hometown of…

Omicron: Biden denies failure in pandemic testing response

US President Joe Biden has denied his administration bungled its response to the emergence of the Omicron variant.

He told a TV network that…

Sudan coup: Security forces accused of violence against protesters

Sudan's security forces have been accused of using excessive violence during protests against military rule in the capital Khartoum.

A doctors'…