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NORTH KOREA has circulated a draft U.N. resolution praising its own human rights record in a rare effort to counter the international community’s growing condemnation of the way it treats
A Syrian Kurdish official called on the international community yesterday to allow weapons into the border town of Kobani, saying the town is still in danger from Islamic State militants. Idriss Nassan, deputy head
Oscar Pistorius must “pay for what he’s done” and his apology to the family of the girlfriend he killed was not sincere, a cousin of Reeva Steenkamp testified yesterday. Kim Martin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is mounting a diplomatic blitz on the sidelines of a summit of European and Asian leaders that opened yesterday in a bid to escape the worst
The epicentre of the quake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter scale, is thought to have been Loma Prieta, 10 miles north of Santa Cruz on the San Andreas fault.
Police Chief Inspector Gil Domingo said Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton was the last person seen with the victim late Saturday, when they checked into a motel after meeting in
The cumulative total number of ‘Likes’ attracted by posts on the official Facebook page of Cristiano Ronaldo, currently Portugal’s most successful footballer, has passed the 100 million mark, making him
CHINA Organizers say concern about the spread of the Ebola virus is expected to impact attendance at China’s largest international trade fair, which kicked off yesterday. Spokesman for the Canton
Serbian officials accused Albania yesterday of a deliberate political provocation after a drone flew an Albanian nationalist banner over a stadium in Belgrade during a match between the two Balkan
A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease, authorities said yesterday. The
The prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius’s trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp said her parents rejected his offer to pay them 375,000 rand (USD34,000) he got for selling a car
Mozambicans formed long lines outside polling stations to vote in elections that will test the durability of a peace deal signed last month to end almost two years of sporadic
Scottish Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will take over leadership of the government in Edinburgh from Alex Salmond following his resignation after voters rejected their campaign for independence. The Scottish National
Few people had suggested him as a possible successor to John Paul I, who died last month after just 33 days in office. He is barely known outside his native
Visitors to the world’s tallest building in Dubai can now get an even more elevated view of the Middle Eastern city. The owner of the 828 meter Burj Khalifa skyscraper says
French authorities are still considering a possible Paris bid for the 2024 Olympics, even though Prime Minister Manuel Valls has announced his backing for the city’s candidacy to host the
CHINA An airfield in southern China from which the famed Flying Tigers took off to fight Japanese warplanes is being converted to battle a new enemy: drought. Aircraft equipped for
An annual study by Bain & Co. consultancy indicates sales of designer apparel, leather goods and jewelry are expected to increase 2 percent this year to 223 billion euros USD282
Europe stepped up its efforts against the spread of the Ebola virus as screening began for passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow airport and an infected Sudanese aid worker evacuated to
Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey, media reports said yesterday, the first major airstrikes against the rebel group since peace talks began two years ago
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