Dozens of Chinese planes breach Taiwan air zone
TAIPEI – Taiwan says a total of 39 Chinese military jets flew into its air defense zone on Saturday – the largest incursion by...
Guinea coup leader sworn in as president
CONAKRY -- Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn is as Guinea’s interim president after leading a coup which saw the overthrow of Alpha Condé.
The...
Coronavirus-delayed world fair opens
DUBAI – The coronavirus-delayed Expo 2020 has opened in Dubai, with organizers aiming to stage the largest global gathering since the start of the...
North Korea tests new anti-aircraft missile
PYONGYANG – North Korea said it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, its fourth weapons test in under a month.
The latest test comes...
Australia to reopen border for first time in pandemic
CANBERRA – Australia will reopen its international border from November, giving long-awaited freedoms to vaccinated citizens and their relatives.
Since March 2020, Australia has had...
Death toll in Ecuador prison fight passes 100
QUITO – At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in Ecuador’s Litoral jail, making it...
Rohingya refugee leader shot dead
DHAKA – An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen on Wednesday.
Mohibullah, 50,...
New Zealand tightens terror law
WELLINGTON – New Zealand on Thursday passed a new security law to criminalize preparing a terror attack.
The country has for months been moving to...
Beirut blast probe suspended for 2nd time
BEIRUT – The Lebanese investigation into the devastating blast here last year has been suspended after an ex-minister wanted for questioning complained about the...
La Palma volcano spurts again as lava nears sea
MADRID – A volcano on Spain’s La Palma Island began ejecting lava again on Monday after a lull, while hundreds of people in coastal...