Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to follow
OTTAWA – Public health officials say the cases are spreading primarily in "under-vaccinated communities", urging people to get the MMR jab.
Canada has lost its...
Provocative YouTuber arrested on drug possession charges
FLORIDA – You uber Jack Doherty was arrested on drug possession and other charges in the Miami area in the early hours of Saturday...
China urges citizens not to visit Japan over Taiwan row
BEIJING – China has urged its citizens not to travel to Japan and summoned the country's ambassador in Beijing over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's...
Drugs disguised as tea keep washing up on South Korea
SEOUL – Since September, residents on South Korea's Jeju island have been spotting small packs of what appear to be bags of Chinese tea...
Heated protests erupt in Indonesia following declaration of dictator Suharto a ‘national hero’
JAKARTA – Indonesia has named former president Suharto a national hero, even as his controversial legacy as a dictator has sparked heated protests against...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks in jail
PARIS – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a...
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
KUALA LUMPUR – Dozens of people are missing and one person has died after a boat carrying migrants sank near the border between Thailand...
Head of UK’s richest family dies aged 85
LONDON – The head of Britain’s richest family, Gopichand Hinduja, has died aged 85.
Known as GP, Hinduja and his family made their fortune from...
Aussie catches fire after power bank overheats
CANBERRA – A man has caught fire at Melbourne international airport after a lithium power bank in his pocket ignited, leaving him with burns...
Peru Congress declares Mexican president ‘persona non grata’
LIMA – Peru’s Congress has voted to declare Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as persona non grata - or unwelcome in the country.
The decision comes...