Ex-Vice-Prez Mike Pence joins White House race
WASHINGTON – Former US Vice President Mike Pence has officially filed paperwork to join an increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for president.
Pence, 63,...
Singapore to end horse races
SINGAPORE – The more than 180 year-long history of horse racing in Singapore is set to draw to a close.
It has been announced that...
China: War with US would be a disaster
BEIJING – China's defense minister has said war with the US would be an "unbearable disaster" for the world in his first major speech...
US primary schools ban Bible
WASHINGTON – A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity and...
Oil prices rise; Saudi to cut output
RIYADH - Oil prices have risen after Saudi Arabia said it would make cuts of a million barrels per day (bpd) in July.
Other members...
Russia thwarts major Ukrainian offensive
MOSCOW – Russia’s defense ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, claiming to have killed 250 troops and destroyed armored...
Bird flu emergency in Brazil
BRASILIA – Brazil has declared a six-month animal health emergency after several cases of avian flu were found in wild birds.
Seven cases have been...
North Korea spy satellite launch fails
PYONGYANG – North Korea has said an accident happened as it planned to send up its first space satellite, causing it to crash into...
Last Taiwanese ‘comfort woman’ dies
TAIPEI – The last known Taiwanese “comfort woman” from World War 2 has died aged 92, says a Taipei anti-sex trafficking group.
“Comfort women” refers...
Greece recovers hundreds of stolen artefacts
ATHENS – Greece says it has recovered hundreds of looted artefacts, including a 2nd-Century bronze statue of Alexander the Great.
The trove was recovered after...