Tunisia’s ousted former president dies in exile
TUNISIA – This country’s 83-year-old former
president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile, his family said.
Ben Ali led the country for 23 years...
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
JAKARTA – Thousands of schools were
shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7
million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest...
Mexico reopens probe into disappearance of 43 students
MEXICO CITY – Mexico will open a new
investigation into the 2014 disappearance and apparent massacre of 43 students,
authorities said on Wednesday, a controversial case...
US abortion rate drop to record low
NEW YORK – The
number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their
lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in...
3 dead as speedboat ‘trying to set record’ crashes off Venice
ROME
— Italian firefighters say three people aboard a speedboat have been
killed when their vessel crashed into an offshore dike of the lagoon city of
Venice.
The...
South Korea culls pigs after detecting swine flu outbreak
SEOUL – South Korea is culling
thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its
border with North Korea, which had an...
Hong Kong gov’t fails to find PR firm to rescue battered image
HONG KONG – The government here has tried but failed to secure help from any of the global public relations firms it has approached...
Turkey, Russia, Iran agree to ease tensions in Syria
ANKARA – The leaders of Turkey, Russia
and Iran meeting in Ankara on Monday agreed to try to ease tensions in
northwest Syria’s Idlib region, but...
Bahamas hopes for quick comeback from ‘Category Hell’ storm
NASSAU – As rescuers search for bodies amid mountains of debris and the
stench of death on the Bahamas island of Abaco, life on most...
Petrol bombs and water cannon amid HK clashes
HONKONG –
Police in in this country have u sed water cannon and tear gas against
protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks near government offices in...