Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament ‘terrorist’ attack
LONDON – Five people have been killed and about 40 injured in London after a car ploughed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain’s…
Australia to increase security in wake of attack near British parliament
SYDNEY – Australia will today increase security around the country’s parliament in the wake of a deadly attack in London, the country’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. Four people were…
British police say a number of casualties in parliament “terrorist” incident
LONDON – British police have said there have been an unspecified number of casualties including police officers in a “terrorist incident” close to Britain‘s Houses of Parliament. “We know there…
Japanese navy boosts overseas force projection capability with second big helicopter carrier
YOKOHAMA – Japan’s second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, has entered service, giving the nation’s military greater ability to deploy beyond its shores as it pushes back against China’s growing…
Former Chilean leader Pinera to seek return to presidency
SANTIAGO – Sebastian Pinera, who was Chile’s president from 2010 to 2014, has officially declared his intention to seek the office again this year, betting that widespread disillusion with the…
Spice Girl Mel B files for divorce from husband of nearly ten years
LOS ANGELES – Spice Girl Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brown has filed for divorce from her husband after nearly 10 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Court papers filed in Los…
Trump’s high court pick vows independence, says he’s no ‘rubber stamp’
WASHINGTON- US Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has pledged independence from President Donald Trump, bristled at his criticism of the judiciary and says not even the president is above the law…
S.Korea’s Park goes home after 14-hour interrogation in graft probe
SEOUL – Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has left prosecutors’ offices early today after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that ended her presidency this month. Park…
US, Britain curb electronics on flights from Middle East, North Africa
The United States and Britain have imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response…
Twitter software helps find, ban users advocating violence
SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter Inc says it has stepped up efforts to rid its social network of posts from users advocating political or religious violence, and was increasingly using software to…
