Singapore battles record dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes
SINGAPORE – From the high balcony of a Singapore public housing block, an environment official steadies his mosquito launcher, the latest contraption authorities have devised to combat a record outbreak…
Grieving families urge ‘life, no parole’ sentence for NZ mosque gunman
WELLINGTON – Families of victims gunned down at two New Zealand mosques have urged a judge to impose the toughest possible sentence, life without parole, on the gunman as he…
Facebook blocks group critical of Thai monarchy amid govt pressure
BANGKOK – Facebook blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that has criticised the country’s king, but said it was planning a legal challenge to the…
Hong Kong court again denies bail for first person charged under new security law
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court has again denied bail to the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new national security law in the Chinese-ruled…
New Zealand shooter emotionless as victims’ families address sentencing hearing
WELLINGTON – A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year has watched without emotion as relatives of his victims recounted the horror of…
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
DUBAI – Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane shows it was hit by two missiles 25 seconds apart and that passengers were still alive for…
Italy rules out new lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
ROME – The Italian government is not considering new lockdown to curb coronavirus infections, Health Minister Roberto Speranza has said in a newspaper interview, despite a steady rise in new…
Kremlin critic Navalny is flown to German hospital; in ‘worrying’ condition
BERLIN – Gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been evacuated to Germany for medical treatment, flown out of the Siberian city of Omsk in an ambulance aircraft and taken…
NZ PM Ardern defers lockdown decision but says good progress made
WELLINGTON – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has deferred a decision on whether to ease a lockdown on the city of Auckland as 11 new coronavirus infections were reported,…
US moves to restore all UN sanctions on Iran in dispute over nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI – The United States has moved to restore UN sanctions on Iran, including an arms embargo, arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with…
