STRASBOURG: The European Parliament has told its lawmakers and staff to set an example for EU citizens by no longer drinking water from plastic bottles by next year, reports AFP. The European Parliament bureau headed by Antonio Tajani and 14 vice presidents adopted a measure late Monday to phase out…

TOKYO: US military drills with South Korea and Washington’s troop presence there are “vital” for regional security, Japan said yesterday, raising concerns after US President Donald Trump said the drills would be halted, reports AFP. “The drills and the US military stationed in…

LONDON: A Bangladeshi American writer with no role in scripting a controversial Quantico plot implicating Indian nationalists in terrorism is the target…

MAKASSAR: At least 13 people died when a passenger boat overloaded with holidaymakers celebrating Eid capsized off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi yesterday, reports AFP quoting officials. Twenty-four surviving passengers were admitted to hospital but dozens are believed still missing, said local…

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani group linked to the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks was denied permission Wednesday to register as a political party just weeks before national polls, reports AFP quoting officials. The Milli Muslim League (MML) was launched last August to contest the July 25 elections, which…

SANAA: A Saudi-led Arab coalition launched military operations in Yemen in 2015, helping the government to push back against rebels who had taken control of the capital and seized several provinces, reports AFP. The conflict has killed nearly 10,000 people since the intervention and heaped misery on…

Men wait to disembark from the Italian Coast Guard vessel "Diciotti" following a rescue operation of migrants and refugees at sea yesterday…