“I was a suicide bomber”: Paris suspect charged in Belgium
BRUSSELS – The prime surviving suspect for the November 13 Paris attacks planned to blow himself up at a sports stadium with fellow Islamic State militants but changed his mind,…
Dozens killed in air strikes on Syrian city: monitor, activists
BEIRUT – Dozens of people were killed in a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group and activists said, as…
Turkey: suicide bombing in central Istanbul
ISTANBUL/ANKARA – Five people including a suicide bomber were killed and 36 wounded in an attack on a major shopping and tourist district in central Istanbul on Saturday, in the…
Taiwan “needs to protect its space” after China renews ties with Gambia
TAIPEI – Taiwan needs to protect its international space as its diplomatic position is precarious, president-elect Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday after China resumed ties with former Taiwan ally Gambia…
Defiant N.Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
SEOUL – North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile on Friday, which flew about 800 kilometres before hitting the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said,…
Answers elusive for team investigating Malaysia’s missing MH370
KUALA LUMPUR – Two years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, answers remain elusive, with international investigators yet to arrive at a conclusion over what happened to the jet. The…
US strikes Islamist group in Somalia, at least 150 dead
SYDNEY/ WASHINGTON – The pentagon says a US air strike in Somalia has killed more than 150 fighters from the Islamist group al-Shabaab. The attack followed US intelligence on preparations…
China says South China Sea among world’s freest shipping lanes
BEIJING – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the South China Sea is one of the world’s freest and safest shipping lanes, arguing that Beijing’s control over the disputed waters…
Nike suspends contract with tennis star Maria Sharapova after she fails drug test
Global sportswear brand Nike has suspended its relationsionship with Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova after it was revealed she failed a drug test at this year’s Australian Open. Nike, one…
Defiant N.Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
SEOUL – North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile on Friday, which flew about 800 kilometres before hitting the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said,…
