Maryland officer dies after shooting; 2 in custody
LANDOVER – A gunman has opened fire on a police station in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., killing one officer in what authorities called an unprovoked attack before the…
North Korea fires missiles, liquidates South Korea’s assets
SEOUL – North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast city of Wonsan, flying about 500 kilometres, South Korea’s defence ministry says. The…
EU tells Russia to free hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Savchenko
MOSCOW – The European Union’s foreign policy chief has told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists, as Savchenko relaxed a…
Iran’s missile work will never stop: Revolutionary Guard Commander
ANKARA – A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has declared on state television, the country’s ballistic-missile program will never stop under any circumstances and Tehran has missiles…
Macedonia closes border to illegal migrants
SKOPJE – Macedonia has closed its border completely to illegal migrants after Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia announced tight new restrictions on migrant entry, a police official says. Thousands of migrants…
Saudi Arabia announces Yemen prisoner exchange
Saudi Arabia says it has exchanged prisoners with its foes in Yemen’s Houthi movement and that a calm was holding along their border, in signs of unprecedented progress to end…
‘Fifth Beatle’ George Martin dies aged 90
LOS ANGELES – Sir George Martin, the legendary music producer who shaped the Beatles into the world’s most important pop music force, has died at the age of 90. Martin…
Donald Trump wins Michigan, Mississippi
DETROIT – Republican front-runner Donald Trump has rolled to primary wins in the big prize of Michigan and in Mississippi on Tuesday, brushing off a week of blistering attacks from…
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says country has miniaturised nuclear warhead
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the country has miniaturised nuclear warheads to be mounted on ballistic missiles and ordered improvements in the power and precision of…
