HK media tycoon arrested, newsroom searched
HONG KONG – Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisher’s headquarters yesterday in the highest-profile use yet of a...
Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung erupts anew
MEDAN, Indonesia – Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted yesterday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the...
New Zealand eyes Cook Islands travel bubble
WELLINGTON – New Zealand plans to open a virus-free “travel bubble” with the tiny Pacific realm of Cook Islands before year’s end, Prime Minister...
New Zealand marks 100 days of coronavirus elimination
WELLINGTON – New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a...
India to ban imports of military equipment
NEW DELHI – India said Sunday that it will ban the imports of 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost local...
Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship
JOHANNESBURG – Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil...
India coronavirus cases pass 2 million
NEW DELHI – India's official coronavirus case tally passed 2 million on Friday after a daily jump of more than 60,000.
The South Asian giant...
Trump: US coronavirus vaccine ‘possible’ by November
PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Thursday (Friday, PH time) said that a coronavirus vaccine may be produced ahead of the US presidential election on November...
HK press club says journalists hitting ‘unusual’ visa issues
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's foreign press club said Thursday that reporters in the territory were experiencing "highly unusual" visas problems, and called on China...
China sentences Canadian to death on drug charges
BEIJING – China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries.
The...