More than 40,000 displaced from Mosul in a week as Iraqi forces near old city
BAGHDAD – More than 40,000 people have been displaced in the last week from the Iraqi city of Mosul, where US-backed forces launched a fresh push towards the Islamic State-held…
Malaysia expels North Korean envoy after Kim Jong Nam murder
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has said it was expelling the North Korean ambassador, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries over the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean…
China to strengthen maritime, air defence
BEIJING – China will strengthen maritime and air defences as well as border controls amid efforts to safeguard sovereignty and security, Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks prepared for delivery…
Trump claims Obama wiretapped him during campaign; Obama refutes it
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has accused predecessor Barack Obama of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation…
Syrian army takes more villages from militants in northwest Syria
AMMAN – The Syrian army has expanded its control over former Islamic State-held villages in northwest Syria, gaining more territory as it pushes back the jihadists from more pockets in…
MH370 families launch campaign to fund search for the missing jet
KUALA LUMPUR – Families of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have launched a campaign to privately fund a search for the aircraft. Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, went…
Lockheed says in talks with Spain, Belgium, others on buying F-35s
AVALON, Australia – Lockheed Martin Corp has said it was talking to the governments of Spain, Switzerland and Belgium about selling its F-35 fighter jets to the European nations. Bringing new customers…
China launches new cruise ship tour in South China Sea
BEIJING – A new Chinese cruise ship has embarked on its maiden voyage to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday,…
Australia says it will teach world’s first cyber crime university course
Australia says it will offer the world’s first university course to train intelligence analysts to fight cyber crime, prompted by innovative methods of money transfer among organised crime and militant groups.…
Under fire, Trump’s attorney general removes himself from campaign probes
WASHINGTON – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said he would stay out of any probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election but maintained he did nothing wrong…
