Hong Kong charges 47 in sweeping use of new law
HONG KONG – Police in here have charged 47 activists with "subversion", in the largest use yet of the territory's controversial security law.
The 47,...
K-pop star suspended for school bullying sparks debate
SEOUL – A K-pop star has been indefinitely suspended by his management company after he was accused of being a bully while at school.
Hyunjin,...
Truck-borne gunmen kill 11 in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco
MEXICO CITY – Unidentified gunmen riding in a truck opened fire with rifles on Saturday to kill 11 people in Mexico’s western state of...
Nigerian schoolboys freed; forces search for 300 abducted girls
JANGEBE – Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of...
Dominican Republic announces plans for Haiti border fence
SANTO DOMINGO – The president of the Dominican Republic has announced plans to build a fence along its border with Haiti, which extends for...
‘Don’t be selfish’: Queen Elizabeth urges brits to get COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON - Britain's 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth, who last month had her first COVID-19 vaccination dose, has encouraged the public to follow suit, saying it...
Brazil death toll tops 250,000
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s coronavirus disease 2019 death toll, which surpassed 250,000 on Thursday, is the world’s second-highest for the same reason its...
China denies requiring anal swabs from US diplomats
BEIJING – China has denied that it required the United States (US) diplomats to undergo anal swab tests for coronavirus disease 2019.
US media reported...
US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
WASHINGTON – The United States (US) launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups.
The Pentagon...
Man survives 14 hours ‘clinging to sea rubbish’
WELLINGTON – A sailor who fell overboard survived by clinging to a "piece of sea rubbish", his son revealed.
Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in...