Seven sailors missing, 3 injured after US Navy destroyer collides with container ship off Japan
Seven sailors are missing and three injured after a US Navy destroyer collided early in the morning with a Philippine-flagged container ship south of Tokyo Bay in Japan, the US Navy…
Three Palestinians shot dead after killing Israeli officer
Israeli security forces have shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem, police said. The attacks occurred…
Whitney Houston was never ready for fame, says new documentary
Before the millions of record sales, hundreds of awards and international acclaim, Whitney Houston was simply “Nippy from Newark”, a naive young girl, ill prepared for fame. A new documentary,…
Armed police fire stun gun at knife-wielding man near British parliament
British police say officers guarding one of the gates to the Westminster parliament in central London has fired a stun gun at a man who reached for a knife when…
Malaysia’s first lady linked to US$30m worth of jewellery bought with 1MDB funds
Nearly US$30 million of funds stolen from scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was used to buy jewellery for the prime minister’s wife, including a rare 22-carat pink diamond set in…
British PM May faces mounting criticism over London tower block blaze
British Prime Minister Theresa May has faced mounting criticism for not meeting the survivors of a deadly London tower block blaze, ratcheting up the pressure as she tries to strike…
Defence in Kim Jong Nam murder trial focuses on VX ‘murder weapon’
A lawyer for one of two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader says he is seeking the help of foreign experts to assess the evidence related…
Trump lashes out over probe into possible obstruction of justice
US President Donald Trump has lashed out on Thursday after a report that he was under investigation for possible obstruction of justice and he dismissed as “phony” the idea his…
US student, freed from North Korea with neurological injury, was ‘brutalised’: father
An American university student who was detained for 17 months in North Korea and suffered a serious neurological injury was “brutalised” while in custody, his father said. Despite the “severe”…
Facebook discloses new details on removing terrorism content
Facebook Inc has offered new insight into its efforts to remove terrorism content, a response to political pressure in Europe to militant groups using the social network for propaganda and recruiting.…
