Personal details of over 200,000 Malaysian organ donors leaked online: report
Personal details of over 200,000 Malaysian organ donors and their next of kin have been leaked, with the data available online for over a year, a local tech portal reports.…
Venezuelan President Maduro set to run for re-election in 2018 vote
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looks sure to stand for re-election in a presidential vote due by the end of April where the ruling Socialists hope to trump a squabbling opposition…
Netflix takes $39 million charge after Kevin Spacey scandal
A sexual misconduct scandal involving Kevin Spacey cost streaming video service Netflix Inc some $US39 million late last year as it stopped projects associated with the actor, a source with…
In shutdown fight, US Democrats’ Schumer keeps eye on November
In agreeing to end a three-day US government shutdown, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer had to make a tough decision to bridge a divide within his own party over immigration,…
China’s Xinjiang to build “Great Wall” to protect border: governor
China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang will build a “Great Wall” around its borders to prevent the infiltration of militants from outside the country, state media reports citing the…
After 90 year wait, Minnie Mouse gets her Hollywood moment
She waited 90 years and saw a trail of men and Disney princesses get there before her, but on Monday Minnie Mouse finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk…
France to revise carbon emissions target after missing 2016 goal
France will revise its carbon emissions target by the end of this year to align it with its pledges in the Paris climate agreement after failing to meet the goal…
China’s top paper says US forcing China to accelerate S.China Sea deployments
China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, says US moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its…
North Korean delegation arrives in South Korea for Olympics prep
North Korean logistics officials have arrived in South Korea after a previous cancellation briefly cast doubts on the North’s participation in next month’s Winter Olympics. South Korean broadcaster YTN reported…
British singer Ed Sheeran gets engaged to school friend Cherry Seaborn
British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran says he is engaged to long-time friend Cherry Seaborn, whom he first met at school at the age of 11. “Got myself a fiancé just before…
