N. Korea sends troops to fight with Russia – Seoul
SEOUL – The government of South Korea says North Korea's plan to deploy troops to fight with Russia is a "grave security threat".
North Korea...
Russian man rescued after spending 67 days adrift
MOSCOW – A Russian man has been rescued after spending more than two months adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of...
Fire kills 94 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria
ABUJA – A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 94 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to...
Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for ex-leader Hasina
DHAKA – A Bangladeshi court has ordered an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she...
Nearly 100 still missing in N. Carolina after hurricane
WASHINGTON – Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy...
Bolivian ex-leader’s looming arrest warrant triggers protests
LA PAZ – Supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales have clashed with police after a prosecutor said she would order his arrest.
Morales, who...
Five beheaded bodies found in Mexico
MEXICO City – The decapitated bodies of five men have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area controlled by the...
US spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon
FLORIDA – A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter’s icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral,...
China ‘punishes’ Taiwan president’s remarks with drills
TAIPEI – China on Monday launched new military drills off the coast of Taiwan in what it described as “punishment” for a speech given...
King says a republic is up to Australian people
CANBERRA – King Charles has confirmed that it is up to the Australian people to decide whether the country remains a constitutional monarchy or...