Malta-based charity group suspends Mediterranean migrant rescues
A Malta-based humanitarian group that has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean for three years has said it is suspending operations after months of rising tensions with Italian and Libyan…
Swiss ready to mediate in North Korea crisis
Neutral Switzerland is prepared to act as a mediator to help resolve the North Korea crisis, including by hosting ministerial talks, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said. Leuthard said Swiss troops…
Rap star Lil Wayne suffers seizures, is hospitalised: reports
Grammy-winning rap star Lil Wayne has been taken to hospital after suffering a seizure and being found unconscious in his Chicago hotel room, TMZ said on its web site. Lil Wayne, 34, who has…
New Zealand poll average puts Labour in strong position
New Zealand’s opposition Labour party is gaining momentum that could allow it to form a coalition government with partners of its choice, an average of political polls showed today, with…
After political storm, Indonesia president faces economic clouds
During the first months of this year, President Joko Widodo was an embattled leader grappling with Indonesia’s most serious political and religious tensions in two decades. Now, he has come…
Russia says it has seen no positive impact from North Korea sanctions
Russia is ready to take part in talks to try to solve the North Korean issue but has yet to see any positive impact from sanctions against Pyongyang, a Kremlin…
N.Korea earthquake points to 6th, most powerful nuclear test
A shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook North Korea today, suggesting it had detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear test device, hours after Pyongyang said it had developed an advanced…
George Clooney tackles “original sin” of slavery and racism in dark comedy
Breaking the brittle veneer of the picture-perfect suburbs of 1950s America, George Clooney’s new satire tackles racial prejudice which the actor and director says continues to erupt in today’s angry…
N.Korea says it has developed advanced hydrogen bomb ready for ICBM
North Korea says it has developed a more advanced thermonuclear weapon that possesses “great destructive power” and will be loaded on a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that experts believe…
Singer Tom Jones postpones US tour on medical advice
British pop star Tom Jones is postponing the start of his US tour, which was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, due to advice from doctors, the star posted on Twitter.…
