Meghan to shun London hospital famed for royal births: The Sun
LONDON – Meghan Markle has broken a four-decade tradition by shunning the London hospital where many royal babies, including her husband Britain’s Prince Harry, were born, The Sun newspaper reported. Meghan and Harry, who…
UK’s May risks “total collapse” of government in Brexit impasse – Sunday Times
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May risks the “total collapse” of her government if she fails to get her battered Brexit deal through parliament, the Sunday Times newspaper said,…
‘Yellow vest’ numbers down in 20th week of French protests
PARIS – Thousands of demonstrators have marched in cities around France for a 20th weekend of “yellow vest” protests, but numbers were lower and clashes with police sporadic. Outbreaks of…
Mosque victims’ names read out to silent crowd at New Zealand memorial
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Thousands have stood in silence in a Christchurch park as the names of 50 people shot dead in two mosques were read out at a national…
Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief says arrest in China politically motivated
PARIS – The wife of the missing Chinese former head of Interpol has dismissed allegations by authorities in China accusing her husband of graft and said his arrest was politically…
Pope, in Morocco, hopes to boost King’s moderate Islam vision
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis makes a lightning trip to Morocco this weekend to promote inter-religious dialogue and support efforts by the North African country’s King Mohammed VI to spread…
Blaze at high-rise in Bangladesh kills at least five, 60 injured, many trapped
DHAKA – A fire has broke out in a 22-storey commercial building in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, killing at least five people, including a Sri Lankan, injuring at least 60…
Southern Asians unaware of deadly health risks from polluted air
KUALA LUMPUR – Most people in South and Southeast Asia do not know about the diverse causes and long-term health risks of air pollution, a problem that kills 1.5 million…
Facebook bans white nationalism, white separatism on its platforms
Facebook Inc has banned praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism, a move that drew qualified approval from New Zealand where a massacre of 50 people in…
Boeing rolls out software fix to defend 737 MAX franchise, awaits US regulator’s approval
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON – Boeing Co on Wednesday took its most aggressive moves yet to defend its core 737 airliner franchise, saying it had developed software fixes to prevent failures of an…
