Actor Morgan Freeman apologises after accusations
Actor Morgan Freeman said on Friday any suggestion he assaulted women or created an unsafe workplace is false and apologised to anyone he may have upset after media reported that…
Fossil skull from Utah sheds light on primitive mammal group
WASHINGTON – A fossilised skull of a small critter found in Utah underneath a dinosaur foot bone is providing insight into one of the most primitive mammalian groups and has…
Trump calls for new “structure” for US-China trade deal
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has signaled a new direction in US-China trade talks and said any deal would need “a different structure,” fueling uncertainty over current negotiations and…
Italian president calls in contested candidate for prime minister
ROME – Italian President Sergio Mattarella has summoned a political novice who has been put forward by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and far-right League as their candidate to lead a…
Malaysia’s Mahathir widens graft crackdown, seeks to cut national debt
KUALA LUMPUR – Ninety-two-year-old Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has held his first cabinet meeting as officials widen a probe into corruption linked to the previous government with raids on…
Egypt detains prominent blogger, latest in arrest series
CAIRO – Egyptian security forces have detained prominent blogger and journalist Wael Abbas, two security sources and his lawyer said, the latest activist to be arrested in what rights groups…
Foreign media start marathon journey to North Korea nuclear test site
SEOUL – International journalists left on a marathon journey to a North Korean nuclear test site on Wednesday, after Pyongyang belatedly cleared a number of South Korean media to witness…
Rare brain-damaging virus kills 10 in India, prompts rush to hospitals
BENGALURU/KOCHI – A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in southern India, health officials said, with at least…
Malaysia sets up new 1MDB criminal taskforce
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has set up a special taskforce that will look into possible criminal conduct of individuals involved in the management of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB),…
Thai police declare no-go zones for anti-junta march
BANGKOK – Thai police have declared Bangkok’s Government House and surrounding streets a no-go zone for Tuesday’s planned opposition march marking four years since a May 22, 2014, coup, warning…
