Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies aged 68
Rick Parfitt, the guitarist of British rock group Status Quo, has died in hospital in Spain aged 68 after suffering from a severe infection. “He will be sorely missed by…
Sixteen hurt in Christmas eve blast at Catholic church in Philippines
Sixteen people have been wounded in a grenade explosion outside a Catholic church during a Christmas eve mass in the Philippines’ restive southern island of Mindanao, according to a priest…
South Korean president’s friend at heart of scandal summoned for questioning
A South Korean special prosecutor probing a corruption scandal engulfing impeached President Park Geun-hye has summoned a friend of hers at the centre of the crisis for questioning on Saturday…
Malta hijack ends peacefully as Gaddafi loyalists surrender
Hijackers armed with what were probably replica weapons forced an airliner to land in Malta on Friday before freeing all their hostages unharmed and surrendering, having declared loyalty to Libya’s…
Berlin market attack suspect killed in police shootout in Italy
MILAN – Italian police have shot dead the man believed to be responsible for this week’s Berlin Christmas market truck attack, killing him after he pulled a gun on them…
Passengers leaving hijacked plane in Malta
Passengers have walked down the steps from a hijacked plane at Malta International Airport, and Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted that a first group of 25 had been freed…
Vietnam says recovery from Formosa industrial disaster could take a decade
Vietnam‘s central region is expected to take a decade to completely recover from an industrial accident caused by a unit of a Taiwan conglomerate, which led to Vietnam‘s worst ever…
Australia makes arrests over ‘imminent threat’ of Christmas Day attacks
Police on Friday said they had foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in the city of Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day that authorities described as…
China’s name and shame campaign fails to deter polluters
China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week’s outbreak of hazardous smog in the country’s north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking…
Australian police charge Perth man over Claremont murders
Australian police have charged a 48-year-old man with the murder of two women more than 20 years ago in the city of Perth, ending the country’s longest continuous investigation into…
