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MMEA director Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar tweeted a photo of the missing ship A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime officials say. The MT Vier Harmoni was reportedly sailing from Tanjung Pelepas port in...

By Kasim Ileri Muslim Americans uneasy with US president-elect; leaders urge Trump to deal equitably WASHINGTON:-The unlikely ascension of Donald Trump to the Oval Office has heightened concerns among many groups following his inflammatory language while on the campaign trail. “The president-elect and the American people have...

By Editorial Board It’s still four months before the Minneapolis City Council will adopt the 2017 operating and capital budget. But the council’s 13 members should know that a high-profile summit on countering extremism, a gathering convened Thursday at the University of Minnesota, underscored the...

Soccer's governing body, FIFA, voted on Tuesday to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from its current 32, brushing aside concerns that the expansion would lower the overall standard of the tournament and make it too big and unwieldy. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, fulfilling...

ABDULLAHI Alim wants to unlock the potential of disadvantaged people. The Manning resident, who has born in Somalia, has been named as a finalist in the 2017 WA Australian of the Year Awards in the young person category alongside Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, singer...

By: MoDuale Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia, who is in Turkey for an official visit, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. After the national anthems of Turkey and Ethiopia were played, Prime Minister Ahmed Ali of...

Horndiplomat-The Philippines denied Friday that piracy in its waters bordering Indonesia and Malaysia had reached Somalian levels following a recent spate of kidnappings of Southeast Asian sailors. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said the situation in the southern Philippines is much more stable than in...

Divided Arab leaders arriving in Jordan for a summit on Wednesday are seeking common ground to reaffirm their commitment to a Palestinian state, a long-standing goal that U.S. President Donald Trump last month put into doubt. The Dead Sea meeting is expected to have a...

President Donald Trump responded angrily to reports he is under criminal investigation Thursday, deriding a "witch hunt" against him led by some "very bad" people. Trump responded to reports he is personally being investigated for obstruction of justice with a characteristic scorched earth defence: claiming...

North Korea held a mass celebration for the scientists involved in carrying out its largest nuclear blast to date, with fireworks and a mass rally in Pyongyang. Citizens of the capital lined the streets Wednesday to cheer buses carrying the specialists into the city, and...