Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, numerous casualties
A suicide bomber in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed as many as eight people and wounded many others, most of whom appeared to be workers leaving their offices at…
Singapore minister says he, and his colleagues, all prepared to become next PM if called upon
One of the contenders to be Singapore‘s next leader, cabinet member Chan Chun Sing, on Monday said he and his colleagues had an obligation to be ready to take on the…
Japanese man arrested after parts of nine bodies found in apartment: media
A Japanese man has been arrested after the severed parts of nine bodies, some of them stored in picnic coolers, were found in his apartment, Japanese media said. Police made the grisly…
Death toll from California blazes rises to 43, after teen dies
The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month…
Kevin Spacey embroiled in Hollywood’s latest sexual misconduct scandal
American actor Kevin Spacey has apologised for an alleged attempt to seduce a 14-year-old boy more than 30 years ago, an encounter the two-time Oscar winner denied recalling but attributed…
Climate change harms health worldwide as millions swelter: study
Climate change has caused severe harm to human health since the year 2000 by stoking more heat waves, the spread of some mosquito-borne diseases and under-nutrition as crops fail, scientists…
Actor Kevin Spacey declares he lives life as a gay man
After years of refusing to address rumours about his sexuality, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey said on Sunday he has chosen to live his life as a gay man. Spacey, 58,…
Storm kills at least six in Europe, freighter runs aground
Strong winds have battered northern and central Europe, killing at least six people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, with authorities watching for oil leaks from a huge freighter…
Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani has said he would give up his position as president on November 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis.…
China’s neo-Maoists welcome Xi’s new era, but say he is not the new Mao
A fringe group of hard-line conservatives who long for the way things were under communist China’s founding leader, Mao Zedong, have welcomed President Xi Jinping’s “new era” of socialism and…
