Iran makes first arrests over downed airliner
TEHRAN – Iran announced Tuesday its
first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet,
as protesters vented their anger over the catastrophic...
Turkey ban on Wikipedia set to be lifted
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s ban on online
encyclopedia Wikipedia is set to be lifted after the official publication on
Wednesday of a Constitutional Court ruling that the...
Taiwan president urges China to review policy
TAIPEI – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
urged China to review its policy towards the island, days after she won a
landslide re-election victory, in a rebuke...
UK’s queen agrees Harry, Meghan can exit royal role
England – Queen Elizabeth agreed to her grandson Prince Harry and his
wife Meghan’s wish for a more independent future after the British royal family
held...
PM Trudeau: Plane victims would be alive if not for tensions
OTTAWA –
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said the victims of the
Ukrainian airliner shot down in Iran would still be alive if the...
US expels 21 Saudi military cadets after gun attack
WASHINGTON –
Twenty-one members of the Saudi military were expelled from the United States
(US) after a cadet carried out a mass shooting at the Naval...
Colombia foils murder attempt on ex-FARC leader
Colombia – Police said they have
foiled an attempt to assassinate the former head of the now demobilized rebels
Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri – better known as...
Mexican president vows justice for massacre victims
LA MORA – Mexico’s president pledged on Sunday that those behind a
massacre that killed nine members of a United States (US)-Mexican family of
Mormon origin...
Thai king orders new traffic rules to curb congestion
BANGKOK – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has ordered police to
stop completely blocking roads in Bangkok for royal motorcades, a government
spokesperson said.
Thai police will instead...
Protests spark after Iran admits downing Ukrainian plane
DUBAI – Iran’s admission that it shot
down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 aboard, has provoked international
outrage and triggered growing protests against Iranian authorities...