Jerusalem bomb attacks kill teen
JERUSALEM – A 15-year-old boy has been killed and 14 other people have been wounded in two suspected bomb attacks at bus stops in...
Java earthquake kills scores and injures hundreds
JAKARTA – An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java on Monday has killed scores of people and injured hundreds, say officials.
The 5.6...
Iran World Cup players decline to sing nat’l anthem
DOHA – Iran declined to sing their national anthem before their World Cup match with England in an apparent expression of support for anti-government...
Colombia in new peace talks with rebels
BOGOTA – Peace talks between the Colombian government and the left-wing ELN rebel group have resumed after more than three years.
The talks in the...
Musk lifts Donald Trump’s ban from ‘Twitter-verse’
CALIFORNIA – Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump’s account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed...
Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house
TEHRAN – Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Images posted on...
Haiti cholera outbreak worsens
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s cholera outbreak is worsening, with confirmed cases jumping to more than 700 and cholera-related deaths to 161, the Pan-American Health Organisation...
‘No new Cold War’ with China – Biden
BALI – US President Joe Biden has promised there will be no “new Cold War” with China, following a conciliatory meeting with Chinese President...
Iran court sentences first person to death over unrest
TEHRAN – A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have...
‘Twitter boss Elon Musk not above the law’
WASHINGTON – A US regulator says it is watching events at Twitter with “deep concern” after the platform’s top privacy and compliance officers reportedly...