7 dead, 19 missing in boat accident
HUNGARY – State media reported at least seven people have died and 19 were missing after a boat capsized on Danube River in Hungary’s...
Taiwan holds military drills amid threat
PINGTUNG – Taiwan’s air, sea and land forces conducted a drill to repel an invading force on Thursday, as its defense minister pledged to...
Canadian lawmakers fume after Facebook’s Zuckerberg snubs invitation
OTTAWA – Canadian lawmakers fumed on Tuesday when Facebook Inc founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg snubbed an invitation to Ottawa to testify on...
Thai opposition says ‘not too late’ as pro-junta talks stall after elections
BANGKOK – Thailand’s main opposition Pheu Thai party on Wednesday urged other parties that contested a March election to reject a coalition offer by...
China ready to hit back US with rare earths
BEIJING – China is ready to use rare earths to strike back in a trade war with the United States, Chinese newspapers warned on...
2 killed, 15 girls injured in Japan stabbing
TOKYO – Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK said a schoolgirl aged 12 and a 39-year-old adult man were killed, while 15 young girls and a...
Amazon clashes kill at least 40 inmates
SAO PAULO – Authorities said at least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon...
Police arrest Lyon bomb suspects
FRANCE – French police arrested two men after a suspected parcel bomb exploded in Lyon last week, injuring 13 people.
The device, packed with screws...
Australian PM to visit Solomon Islands
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said he will visit the Solomon Islands next week, as Western nations seek to rein...
Germany warns Jews not to wear ‘kippas’
GERMANY – The German government’s anti-Semitism commissioner urged Jews to avoid wearing skullcaps in public.
Felix Klein warned Jews against donning the “kippa” in parts...