African countries hit by major internet outages
CAPE TOWN – Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa.
Outages have been reported in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory...
Haiti prime minister resigns
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country.
It comes...
Japan same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
TOKYO – Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalized.
Japan’s constitution currently defines...
China warns US vs TikTok ban
BEIJING – China has warned that a proposed ban on TikTok would "come back to bite" the US, as lawmakers approved a bill that...
15 more Nigerian students kidnapped
ABUJA – Nigeria’s spate of abductions worsened on Saturday as more than a dozen students and four women were kidnapped from a school in...
Russia detains South Korean ‘spy’
MOSCOW – A South Korean man has been detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage, local media has reported.
South Korean officials have confirmed the...
Haiti spiralling to collapse
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti is fast descending into anarchy.
Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked...
Indonesian pilots fall asleep mid-flight
JAKARTA – Indonesia is investigating local carrier Batik Air after both pilots were found to have fallen asleep for 28 minutes mid-flight.
The two men...
US evacuates embassy staff in Haiti amid gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The United States says it has airlifted non-essential embassy staff from Haiti, as the country spirals further into gang violence.
The Americans have...
Ex-president of Honduras guilty of drug crimes
NEW YORK – Juan Orlando Hernández, the ex-president of Honduras, has been found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal US court.
Hernández was...