Rapper Cardi B gives birth to girl with husband Offset
LOS ANGELES – Rapper Cardi B has given birth to her first child, a baby girl, with her rapper husband Offset, according to an announcement she posted to Instagram. The…
Iraq’s wetland wildlife threatened by low water levels
CHIBAYISH MARSHES – Dozens of water buffalo in Iraq’s southeastern wetlands have died because of low water levels in the marshes, threatening the livelihoods of a community of marsh dwellers…
Thai boys wave to the world in first video since their rescue
CHIANG RAI – The first video of the Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave after 17 days has been released, showing them smiling and waving from their hospital beds,…
Sri Lanka might execute drug traffickers caught dealing from prison
COLOMBO – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says he might sign off on the execution of convicted drug traffickers still dealing from jail, as his country battles what officials say…
China sentences to death man who killed students over childhood bullying
BEIJING – A Chinese court has sentenced to death a man convicted of stabbing to death nine students in an attack on his old school triggered in part by anger…
UK PM May seeks unity amid chaos over Brexit plans
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a meeting of her cabinet today, a day after her government was thrown into turmoil when two senior ministers quit in protest…
Taiwan battens down as super typhoon Maria approaches
TAIPEI – Taiwan has braced for super typhoon Maria, with some transport services suspended and the weather bureau warning of landslides and flash floods on the heavily industrialised island. As…
Rescuers gear up for final push to save remaining five from Thai cave
CHIANG RAI – The first eight boys rescued from a Thai cave complex are in good health overall and some asked for chocolate bread for breakfast, officials said, as rescuers…
Ten killed as Turkish train derails after heavy rain
ISTANBUL- Ten people have been killed and 73 wounded when a train came off the rails in northwest Turkey after heavy rain and a landslide, Turkish television channels quoted a…
Torrential rains kill at least 81 in western Japan
KURASHIKI – The death toll from torrential rain and landslides in western Japan rose to 81 people on Sunday, with dozens still missing after more than 2,000, temporarily stranded in…
