Suicide bomber on motorbike wounds police in Indonesia’s Surabaya
A suicide bomber on a motorbike has wounded several Indonesian police outside a police building in Surabaya, a day after Islamist militants launched suicide attacks on churches in the country’s…
AirAsia chief apologises for video in support of Malaysia’s Najib
AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes has apologised for endorsing Najib Razak ahead of Malaysia’s general election, saying he had done so to appease the office of the then prime minister who…
Rhetoric over US exit from Iran deal rises amid threat of sanctions
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on European companies that do business withIran, as the remaining participants in the Iran nuclear accord stiffened their resolve to keep that agreement operational.…
Toxic gas alert for Hawaii volcano eruption; new areas at risk
Residents on the Big Island of Hawaii have been alerted to rising levels of toxic gas from lava-oozing fissures, and geologists warn that new areas east of the erupting Kilauea…
Trump says to meet with North Korea’s Kim on June 12 in Singapore
President Donald Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a historic summit on June 12 in Singapore where the US leader will try to persuade…
Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed
At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the health ministry said. It…
Mahathir, 92, sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister
Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as Malaysia‘s seventh prime minister following his stunning election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades since…
Kenyan rose-farm dam bursts, “sea of water” kills 47
A dam on a commercial flower farm in Kenya’s Rift Valley has burst after weeks of torrential rain, unleashing a “sea of water” that careened down a hillside and smashed…
Trump welcomes back Americans freed by North Korea
A plane carrying three Americans released by North Korea has landed at a military base bear Washington to be welcomed by US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. North…
Indonesia police say hostage crisis at high-security jail over
A hostage crisis at a high-security jail in Indonesia has ended after Islamist militant prisoners who killed five police surrendered and released an officer they were holding, police said. The…
