Istanbul prosecutor says Khashoggi was suffocated in Saudi consulate
ISTANBUL – Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s office has said journalist Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in a planned killing four weeks ago, and his…
Indonesia believes it has located crashed jet’s fuselage and black box
JAKARTA – Indonesian search and rescue workers believe an underwater “pinging” sound they have detected is from the black box of a passenger jet that crashed into the sea with…
Nigerian Shi’ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests
KADUNA – The movement of a jailed Nigerian Shi’ite cleric whose followers have repeatedly been targeted by the authorities said on Wednesday security forces had killed 42 of its members…
France opens national investigation after reports of spike in birth defects
PARIS – France has launched a nationwide investigation into why babies in some parts of the country have been born without hands or arms after several new cases were reported…
Russia plans first manned space mission since rocket failure
MOSCOW – The first manned mission to the International Space Station since a Russian rocket failed to launch earlier this month may take off on December 3, space agency Roscosmos…
Thai PM says ban on political activity to be lifted by December
CHIANG RAI – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha says a ban on political activity will be lifted by December in anticipation of a general election next year. The military government…
Indonesia deploys divers, “pinger locators” in hunt for doomed plane’s cockpit recorders
JAVA SEA – Indonesian divers have resumed a search for an airliner that crashed with 189 people on board, as “pinger locators” tried to zero in on its cockpit recorders…
Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei hires lawyers to track him down
BEIJING/PARIS – China says its investigating former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for bribery and other violations, days after French authorities said the Chinese official had been reported missing by his…
Woman blows herself up in central Tunis, nine hurt: ministry
TUNIS – A woman in her 30s blew herself up in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday wounding nine people in what the Interior Ministry said was…
Pittsburgh synagogue suspect has history of anti-Semitic posts
PITTSBURGH – The suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue is a 46-year-old local man named Robert Bowers who posted anti-Semitic messages on social media. While authorities were…
