Ships off United Nations blacklist as China said to halt use of North Korean crews
UNITED NATION – The United Nations Security Council lifted North Korean sanctions on five ships after China secured assurances that the vessels would no longer use North Korean crews, a…
Vietnamese blogger arrested over anti-government videos
Hanoi – Vietnamese police have arrested a blogger for “defaming” top government officials, state-controlled media reported Sunday. Nguyen Danh Dung, 29, was arrested in the central province of Thanh Hoa…
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99 -media reports
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamour and nine marriages into a long celebrity career, has died, Variety and other media outlets report. She was 99. Ed Lozzi, a…
Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed
Jordanian security forces say they have killed four “terrorist outlaws” after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out…
Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through
Armed men have burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel…
Vietnamese comic Minh Beo sentenced to jail for sex crime
Vietnamese entertainer Hong Minh Quang, popularly known as Minh Beo, has been sentenced to 18 months in Californian prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. The entertainer has been held…
Lebanon forms new government: televised statement
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s President, Michel Aoun, and Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri have formed a new government of 30 ministers drawn from most sides of the country’s political spectrum and from…
China to return seized US drone, says Washington ‘hyping up’ incident
China will return an underwater US drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries said, but Beijing complained that Washington had been “hyping…
Britain confirms bird flu outbreak at turkey farm in eastern England
LONDON – The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found at a turkey farm in Lincolnshire, eastern England, Britain’s agriculture department said on Friday. Most birds at the farm have…
Inmates take over prison wings in UK jail disturbance
BIRMINGHAM – Hundreds of rioting prisoners took control of at least two wings of an English jail on Friday, authorities said, in the latest and most serious disturbance at a…
