Mexico’s new drug war may be worse than old one
COATZACOALCOS, Mexico — Mexico’s drug
war appears to be back — and it may be worse this time around than in the
bloody years of the...
Myanmar partially lifts internet shutdown
YANGON – Myanmar has partially lifted a
months-long internet shutdown in two western states where government troops are
battling ethnic insurgents, a leading telecoms operator said...
Hurricane Dorian swirls toward anxious Florida
MIAMI – Hurricane Dorian spun across the
Atlantic ocean toward Florida on Friday, becoming an even stronger Category 4
storm as residents and tourists alike hunkered...
Hong Kong protesters to regroup despite police ban
HONG KONG – Protesters were expected to
gather in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday in the latest of a series of
anti-government demonstrations that have plunged...
Twitter CEO’s hacked account sends racist tweets
SAN FRANCISCO – The account of Twitter
Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey was hacked on Friday afternoon, sending public
tweets and retweets including racial slurs and...
China troops ‘to defend Hong Kong prosperity’
HONG KONG – China rotated troops in its
People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong on Thursday, days before
protesters planned to hold a march calling...
Spanish coastguard rescues 208 migrants
MADRID – Over 200 migrants were
rescued on Wednesday by the Spanish coastguard as they attempted to make the
crossing from Africa to Spain, rescue services...
Thai court upholds death penalty over murder of 2 Britons
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Supreme Court on
Thursday upheld the death sentences of two migrant workers from Myanmar for the
murder of two British backpackers that drew...
Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets
LONDON – A forgery
crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry.
Gold bars
fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are being inserted into
the global...
Six killed as Indonesian authorities open fire
JAKARTA – Indonesian authorities opened
fire on Papuan protesters, killing six people, as they tried to storm a local
government office in the Deiyai region on...