Former Apple Daily editor-in-chief arrested
HONG KONG – Police arrested the former executive editor-in-chief of the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid on Wednesday, local media reported.
Police said in a...
Death toll rises to 170 in Germany, Belgium floods
ERFTSTADT – The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 170 on Saturday after burst rivers and...
Afghan envoy’s daughter kidnapped in Pakistan
KABUL – The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and injured by unknown assailants.
The 20-year-old Silsila Alikhil was held for several...
‘Havana syndrome’-like mystery illness affects Vienna US diplomats
VIENNA – The United States (US) government is investigating a series of health incidents here involving its diplomats and other administration staff.
More than 20...
Floods in Germany claim 81 victims, over 1,000 missing
SCHULD – The number of people who lost their lives in the heavy floods in the western part of Germany increased to at least...
Church in honor of Maradona opens its doors in Mexico
PUEBLA – A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at the entrance to Mexico's first Maradonian church and an image of Diego...
Teenager to fly into space with Jeff Bezos
FLORIDA – An 18-year-old is to become the youngest person to fly to space when he joins Jeff Bezos on the first human flight...
Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown unconstitutional – top court
BARCELONA – Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a strict stay-at-home lockdown order the Spanish government issued under a state of emergency during...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, stabbed in 2018, may need emergency surgery
BRASILIA – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to a Sao Paulo hospital on Wednesday to undergo tests for an obstructed intestine, with the...
Palm oil giant penalized for destroying rainforests
JAKARTA – A Korean palm oil giant has been rejected from the world's leading green certification body in the wake of a BBC investigation.
The...