Attacks on Brussels airport, metro kill at least 26
BRUSSELS – At least 26 people were killed in twin attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday, triggering security alerts across western…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi set to steer cabinet as minister
NAYPYITAW/YANGON – Myanmar’s president-elect has nominated Aung San Suu Kyi to join the incoming cabinet, giving the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader a formal role in the government that…
South Korea confirms first case of Zika virus
SEOUL – South Korea has reported its first confirmed case of the Zika virus in a 43-year old male who have travelled to Brazil, its centre for disease control said.…
Russian court says Ukrainian pilot Savchenko killed reporters
DONETSK – A Russian judge on Monday said Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko was complicit in the killing of two Russian journalists, an assertion certain to inflame already dire relations between…
Briton charged in Germany for conspiracy over emissions certificates
FRANKFURT – German prosecutors have charged a British national with conspiring to evade taxes worth about $A200 million (136 million euros) while buying and selling carbon emissions certificates, they said…
Captured Paris attack suspect “worth weight in gold” to police-lawyer
BRUSSELS – The only suspected participant in November 13 Paris attacks to be captured alive has been cooperating with police investigators and is “worth his weight in gold”, his lawyer…
Indonesia says Chinese coast guard infringed Indonesian waters
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s foreign minister says the country has protested against what it described as an infringement of its waters by a Chinese coast guard vessel near a disputed area…
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has hit in the Pacific Ocean off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck at a…
Obama arrives in Havana for historic visit to former Cold War foe
HAVANA – United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba on a historic visit, opening a new chapter in US engagement with the island’s Communist government after decades of…
Turkey says Istanbul suicide bomber was member of Islamic State
ISTANBUL – A Turkish member of the self-declared Islamic State militant group was responsible for Saturday’s suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and an Iranian, Turkey’s interior minister…
