A recreational boat pulls a person on an inner tube on San Diego Bay in California, USA as firefighting boats spray water onto the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard on July 12, 2020. Fire broke out onboard the ship. At least 21 sailors were hurt. REUTERS

US Navy warship catches fire; at least 21 injured

A THREE-ALARM fire erupted on Sunday aboard a US warship docked at Naval Base San Diego, prompting an evacuation of the vessel and sending...
A health care worker arrives at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, June 28, 2020. Texas hospital says a 30-year-old man who believed the coronavirus was a hoax and attended a “COVID party” died after being infected with the virus. THE NEW YORK TIMES

Man dies after attending a ‘COVID Party’

A 30-YEAR-OLD man who believed the coronavirus was a hoax and attended a “COVID party” died after being infected with the virus, according to...
Protesters clash with riot police on the steps of the Serbian parliament during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, July 10 2020. AP

Serbia police detain 71 people after 4th night of virus protests

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian police detained 71 people after clashes during the fourth night of anti-government protests against the Serbian president that were initially...
A woman casts her vote during presidential runoff election in Krakow, Poland, Sunday, July 12, 2020. AP PHOTO/PETR DAVID JOSE

Poland holds ‘tight’ presidential poll runoff

WARSAW – Voting started Sunday in Poland’s razor-blade-close presidential election runoff between the conservative incumbent, President Andrzej Duda, and liberal, pro-European Union Warsaw Mayor...
United States President Donald Trump wears a mask as he walks down the hallway during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, July 11, 2020. AP PHOTO/PATRICK SEMANSKY

Trump wears mask in public for first time during virus pandemic

WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president...

Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

CANBERRA – Australia suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and extended visas for Hong Kong residents in response to China’s imposition of a...

Thai Cabinet approves bills allowing same-sex unions

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Cabinet has approved two draft bills that would give same-sex unions legal status similar to that of heterosexual marriages. The draft Civil...

Fugitive ex-Mexican guv nabbed in Miami

MIAMI/MEXICO City – Police in Miami on Wednesday arrested the former governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, Cesar Duarte, who is wanted on...
COVID-19 has already killed 65,000 people in Brazil, the second worst-hit nation after the United States. REUTERS

Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the cutting edge of vaccine development...
Eyewitnesses said those on the bus included high-school students on their way to take the "gaokao" university entrance exams. EPA

Bus plunges into reservoir, killing 21

AT least 21 people have died and 15 injured after a bus plunged into a reservoir in China. The vehicle was travelling on a bridge...