Rescuers battle high waves in search for Indonesia ferry survivors
PEMATANG SIANTAR – Indonesian rescue workers have fought heavy rains and two-meter waves in a search for survivors after a ferry with at least 80 passengers on board sank in…
Heroes, on screen and off, win big at MTV Movie & TV Awards show
LOS ANGELES – Superhero movie “Black Panther’ has made a killing at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, winning four trophies in a ceremony that also recognised gays, women and…
Magnitude 6.1 quake in Japan’s Osaka area kills three, stops factories
TOKYO – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early in the morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains,…
Colombia president-elect vows to unite nation, alter peace deal
BOGOTA – Colombia‘s President-elect Ivan Duque, who swept aside leftist Gustavo Petro in Sunday’s election, has pledged to unite his South American nation after a divisive campaign but insisted he would…
Boat caught in Europe’s migration spat brings hundreds to Spain
VALENCIA – Rescued migrants turned away by Italy and Malta have arrived at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a gruelling Mediterranean odyssey that became symbolic of Europe’s failure to…
S.Korea, US to announce suspension of major military drills this week: Yonhap
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of “large-scale” military drills this week, with the provision that they would restart if North Korea…
Tennis: Federer marks No.1 ranking with 98th title in Stuttgart
Roger Federer has celebrated returning to the top of the world rankings by defeating Milos Raonic in the final of the Stuttgart Open and lifting the 98th tour-level title of…
Call me any time: Trump says he gave N. Korea’s Kim direct number
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump says he has given Kim Jong Un a direct phone number and suggested he might call the North Korean leader on Sunday, following their…
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 3477 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, many of them imprisoned for debt, the interior ministry said. Sisi has issued pardons…
NY court dismisses Trump appeal in ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit
NEW YORK – New York state’s highest court has rejected US President Donald Trump’s latest bid to avoid potentially having to answer questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit by…
