Hot News

Move to prevent former Egyptian intelligence chief from contesting poll

468785fb0bbf494b.jpg
The Egyptian parliament, dominated by Islamists, on Thursday approved a law that exclude...

MALAWI: Hunger deepens in the south

201204121121110405.jpg
Mary Lyford and her children are down to one meal a day

Dispute simmers but Philippines withdraws warship

41d2955cf35a893f.jpg
The Philippines Thursday said it has withdrawn its largest warship from a simmering stan...

Thailand Moves to Avoid Repeat of 2011 Flood Catastrophe

Thailand has plans to spend more than $12 billion in flood mitigation measures to try to avoid a repeat of last year's devastating floods that killed hundreds of people and cost billions of dollars. The country is preparin...