N.Korea attempts but fails to launch missile – S.Korea
SEOUL – North Korea attempted to launch a missile on Sunday near Sinpo, on its east coast, but it is believed to have failed, South Korea‘s military said. The attempted missile…
Plaque commemorating Thai revolution removed, prompting outcry
BANGKOK – A plaque commemorating a 1932 coup in Thailand that saw absolute monarchy abolished and democracy established has gone missing, police in Bangkok have said, prompting outcry from pro-democracy…
On Good Friday, Pope speaks of shame for Church and humanity
ROME – Pope Francis, presiding at a Good Friday service, asked God for forgiveness for scandals in the Catholic Church and for the “shame” of humanity becoming inured to daily…
Doubts about letters claiming Islamist motive for German attack – prosecutors
BERLIN – German prosecutors have doubts about the authenticity of letters that had suggested Islamist militants carried out an attack on the bus of soccer team Borussia Dortmund, a spokeswoman…
More than 2,000 migrants rescued in dramatic day in Mediterranean
More than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean on Friday in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead, officials and witnesses…
CIA chief calls WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’
WASHINGTON – CIA Director Mike Pompeo has called WikiLeaks a “hostile intelligence service,” using his first public speech as spy agency chief to denounce leakers who have plagued US intelligence. Pompeo,…
US unleashes ‘mother of all bombs’ for first time in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – The United States has dropped “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear device it has ever unleashed in combat, on a network of caves and tunnels used…
Hydrogen in Saturn moon’s ice plumes may support microbial life
Ice plumes shooting into space from Saturn’s ocean-bearing moon Enceladus contain hydrogen from hydrothermal vents, an environment that some scientists believe led to the rise of life on Earth, research…
Foreign journalists in North Korea gather for “big event” amid tensions
PYONGYANG – Foreign journalists visiting North Korea have gathered in Pyongyang for “a big and important event” with tensions high over the possibility of a new weapons test by the…
Philippines’ Duterte cancels visit to disputed Sth China Sea island
MANILA – Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has cancelled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China Sea, after Beijing warned him against the visit.…
