Migrant rescue boat arrives in Spain after rejection by Italy and Malta
MADRID – A humanitarian rescue boat carrying 60 migrants rescued off Libya has docked in Barcelona after being turned away by Malta and Italy, in the latest example of European…
Scientists hope test-tube embryos can save near-extinct white rhino
LONDON – Scientists have created hybrid embryos from the sperm of near-extinct northern white rhinoceroses in the laboratory, hoping they can ultimately help save the species. The northern white rhino…
Air strikes resume in southwest Syria after talks fail
AMMAN/BEIRUT – Russian air strikes against insurgents in southwest Syria have resumed, residents and a war monitor said, after a rebel said talks to restore government rule there peacefully had…
Exclusive: Japanese helicopter carrier to tour South China Sea, Indian Ocean for two months
TOKYO – Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it looks to bolster its presence in…
Britain moves closer to legalising medicinal use of cannabis
LONDON – Britain has moved a step closer to legalising the medicinal use of cannabis after a report concluded there are benefits for patients as the government reviews the rules…
Malaysian ex-prime minister Najib arrested in stunning fall from grace
KUALA LUMPUR – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Tuesday in a stunning fall from grace, less than two months after losing an election, amid allegations of…
Actress Natalie Dormer makes screenwriting debut with thriller
LONDON – “Game of Thrones” actress Natalie Dormer gets in front as well as behind the camera for thriller “In Darkness”, a movie she began writing nearly 10 years ago…
Harvey Weinstein charged with assaulting third woman
NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) – The Manhattan district attorney on Monday announced new criminal charges against film producer Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of sexually assaulting a third woman in…
Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left
MEXICO CITY – Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has won Mexico‘s presidency in a landslide victory, setting the stage for the most left-wing government in the country’s democratic history at a time of…
Exclusive: Japan to buy advanced US radar for missile defence system
TOKYO – Japan will next week pick a US-made advanced radar for its multibillion-dollar missile defence system, an upgrade that could help ease trade friction with Washington and provide cutting-edge…
