Foreign tourists in Bali to pay $10 entry tax
JAKARTA – Foreign tourists must now pay a 150,000 rupiah ($9.60) levy to enter Bali, one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
Indonesian authorities...
Indonesia elects ex-military man as president
JAKARTA – Indonesia's defence minister Prabowo Subianto is on course to become the country's next president after early results showed him winning more than...
UN warns of ‘slaughter’ if Israel launches ground assault on Rafah
GAZA STRIP – A top United Nations (UN) official has warned an Israeli assault on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, could lead to a "slaughter".
Humanitarian...
North Korea hacked emails of South Korea president’s aide
SEOUL – North Korea hacked into the personal emails of an aide to the South Korean president, his office has confirmed to the BBC.
The...
Is Iceland entering a new volcanic era?
REYKJAVIK – Last week, Iceland woke up to yet another day of fire, as towering fountains of lava lit up the dark morning sky.
This...
Myanmar’s military gov’t enforces conscription law
NAYPYIDAW – The government in Myanmar has announced compulsory military service for all young men and women as the country's turmoil continues.
The army seized...
Nigeria’s Islamic police arrest TikToker for ‘indecent’ content
ABUJA -- The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano say they have arrested a popular female TikToker for posting “indecent and un-Islamic”...
Chile ex-president drowns after helicopter crashes
SANTIAGO – Chilean ex-President Sebastián Piñera, who served two terms and was also a billionaire businessman, has died in a helicopter crash at the...
Ukraine-born Miss Japan gives up crown following affair
TOKYO – The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with...
Sudan hit by internet blackout as war rages
KHARTOUM – Sudan has been plunged into an internet blackout with many blaming the paramilitary group fighting the army in the country's 10-month civil...