Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST – Romanian Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote.
The largest party, the left-wing Social...
Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 21 people
BEIJING – A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded, according to state media.
The...
War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers
BOSNIA – Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a United Nations (UN) court on their...
Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise
MOSCOW – A Ukrainian drone hit an upmarket residential high-rise in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, causing visible damage to the façade...
Health experts concerned over low vax rates among Filipino adults
MANILA — Health experts called on working age Filipinos to get vaccinated as they noted a gap in immunization rates among adults compared to...
Singapore court fines women for pro-Palestinian walk
SINGAPORE City – A court in Singapore has fined three women who organized a walk to show support for the Palestinian cause, reversing an...
Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as brother fears she’s dying
TEHRAN – Relatives of jailed Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee have called for her to be transferred...
UP tells Filipinos: Not all ‘lessons’ learned in class
MANILA — The University of the Philippines (UP) has urged the public to withhold judgment over the presence of its students, Alyssa Alano and...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
NAYPYIDAW – The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country's state media has reported.
The 80-year-old...
UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’
LONDON - The United Kingdom terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe”, meaning an attack is “highly likely” in the next six months.
The...