American Airlines apologises for onboard clash over stroller
NEW YORK – American Airlines has apologised to a female passenger and suspended an employee after a video showing an onboard clash over a baby stroller went viral, in the latest…
Pope likens migrant holding centres to “concentration camps”
Pope Francis has urged governments to get migrants and refugees out of holding centres, saying many had become “concentration camps”. During a visit to a Rome basilica, where he met…
Taliban attackers kill at least 140 soldiers at Afghan base: officials
At least 140 Afghan soldiers were killed by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms, officials said on Saturday, in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan…
American Airlines’ employee suspended after row with passengers
American Airlines has suspended an employee after a video showed an altercation on one of its planes involving crew, several passengers and a crying woman carrying a young child. An…
Taliban kill dozens at army HQ in northern Afghanistan
Dozens of Afghan soldiers have been killed or wounded after Taliban gunmen disguised in Afghan army uniform talked their way past checkpoints and attacked a military base, officials said. A US official…
Police seek possible accomplices of Paris gunman
PARIS – Investigators are trying to find out whether the man who shot dead a policeman in Paris had accomplices, a prosecutor said, adding that he had shown no previous…
British PM May sticks to foreign aid pledge ahead of election
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that a commitment to spend 0.7 percent of national income on foreign aid would remain if she is re-elected in June, following…
Greece blows EU-IMF bailout targets away with strong budget performance
ATHENS – Greece has far exceeded its international lenders’ budget demands last year, official data showed, posting its first overall budget surplus in 21 years even when debt repayments are included.…
S.Korea on heightened alert as North readies for army celebration
South Korea said on Friday it was on heightened alert ahead of another important anniversary in North Korea, with a large concentration of military hardware amassed on both sides of…
Islamic State claims Paris shooting, one policeman killed
PARIS – A French policeman has been shot dead and two others wounded in central Paris, in an attack carried out days before presidential elections and quickly claimed by the Islamic…
