Scraping extradition bill will help solve Hong Kong crisis – Lam
HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
said on Thursday she hopes the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition
bill and other measures will help...
6 Chinese feared dead in New Zealand bus crash
WELLINGTON, New
Zealand – A bus carrying a group of Chinese tourists crashed Wednesday near a
popular New Zealand tourist town. Chinese officials say they’ve been...
Hurricane Dorian death toll rises in Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas – At least seven
people are confirmed to have died in this country after Hurricane Dorian
wreaked havoc on the island nation.
Prime Minister Hubert...
Pope heads to Mozambique to after peace deal
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis heads to Mozambique on
Wednesday to encourage the country’s fragile peace, starting a three-nation
African tour where climate change, poverty and...
Hurricane Dorian kills at least 5 in Bahamas
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas – Hurricane
Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, killing at least five people and
inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance...
25 dead in California boat fire
WASHINGTON –
Twenty-five bodies have been recovered on the ocean floor after a boat was
destroyed by fire off the coast of California, the US Coast...
Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could
HONG KONG – Embattled Hong Kong leader
Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political
crisis engulfing the city and would quit...
Hurricane Dorian keeps pounding north Bahamas
Nassau – In a slow, relentless advance,
a catastrophic Hurricane Dorian kept pounding at the northern Bahamas early
Monday, as one of the strongest Atlantic storms...
Japan starts dolphin hunt
Japan has
started its controversial annual dolphin hunt in the coastal town of Taiji.
The hunt sees
the animals driven into a cove where most are slaughtered...
Syrian war crimes suspect appears in Dutch court
AMSTERDAM – Lawyers for a Syrian accused
of war crimes in the Netherlands for allegedly participating in an execution
during the country’s civil war denied on...