Taiwan revokes visa of pro-Beijing Chinese influencer
TAIPEI – A Chinese influencer living in Taiwan must leave the island within days or be deported, Taiwanese authorities said, after she posted videos...
Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years
SOUTH CAROLINA – A South Carolina man convicted of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend’s parents to death has become the first US death row inmate to...
SoKor’s impeached president released from detention
SEOUL – South Korea’s impeached president has been released from detention after a court in Seoul overturned his arrest on technical grounds.
Yoon Suk Yeol...
Power cut traps Chileans ‘like sardines in the dark’
SANTIAGO - More than eight million households across Chile were left without power on Tuesday afternoon after an electricity transmission line failed, cutting off...
India doctors remove teen’s ‘parasitic’ twin in rare surgery
NEW DELHI - Doctors in the Indian capital, Delhi, have performed a life-changing surgery on a 17-year-old boy to remove his “parasitic” twin that...
Israel demands demilitarization of southern Syria
TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded the complete demilitarization of much of southern Syria.
It is an announcement that could make...
Brazil prosecutor charges ex-President over alleged coup
BRASILIA – Brazil’s chief prosecutor has accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading an attempted coup after the ex-leader was defeated by his left-wing...
Hamas: No talks unless Israel releases prisoners
GAZA STRIP – Hamas says talks with Israel about further steps in the Gaza ceasefire deal are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being freed as...
Scores of whales to be euthanized
CANBERRA – Australian authorities are euthanizing about 90 false killer whales which survived a mass stranding on a remote beach in Tasmania.
A team of...
Pope asks for prayers in message from hospital
VATICAN – Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for him, as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia.
The pontiff was...