AMID SECURITY FEARS: Australia to remove China-made surveillance cameras
CANBERRA – Australia will remove Chinese-made surveillance cameras from defence sites over national security fears.
It comes after an audit found 900 pieces of surveillance...
Chile heatwave puts new regions at risk
SANTIAGO -- The Chilean government has put three central regions of the country on high alert of forest fires amid a heatwave. while thousands...
Twitter outage; users told they exceeded tweet limit
CALIFORNIA – Some Twitter users were unable to tweet on Wednesday after the website experienced technical problems.
Account holders received a message saying: “You are...
Quake-hit Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces worst-affected by an earthquake that has killed...
Second balloon over Latin America is ours – China
BEIJING – The Chinese government has admitted a balloon spotted over Latin America on Friday last week was from China – but claimed it...
Harry, Meghan to be questioned in United States defamation case
CALIFORNIA – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be questioned as part of a US defamation case brought by Meghan's half-sister.
Samantha Markle is...
Extreme weather batters NZ
AUCKLAND – A precautionary state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand’s most northern region as parts of the country prepare for more...
US rules out sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden has ruled out sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, despite renewed calls from Ukrainian officials for air support.
Asked...
Pakistan mosque blast death toll rises to 87
ISLAMABAD – The death toll has risen to at least 87 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the Pakistan province...
Pope: Homosexuality not a crime but gay sex a sin
VATICAN – Pope Francis has called laws criminalizing homosexuality as fundamentally “unfair”, making it clear that in the mind of the leader of the...