Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at age 91
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution with his groundbreaking men’s magazine and built a business empire around his libertine lifestyle, has died at the age of…
Volcano near quake-struck Mexico City belches burning rocks
Smoke, ash and red-hot rocks have belched from the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City, heightening the anxieties of Mexicans still shaken by last week’s powerful earthquake that killed hundreds and…
Trump slams Facebook as lawmakers await ads amid Russia probe
US President Donald Trump has criticised Facebook Inc as “anti-Trump” and questioned its role during the 2016 presidential campaign, amid probes into alleged Russian interference in the election and possible…
Thousands evacuated to emergency shelters as Vanuatu volcano threatens to erupt
More than 6,000 people have been moved to emergency shelters on Vanuatu‘s northern island Ambae in the South Pacific as a volcano threatens to erupt, officials said. The volcano, known…
Saudi king decrees women be allowed to drive
Saudi King Salman has ordered that women be allowed to drive cars, ending a conservative tradition seen by rights activists as an emblem of the Islamic kingdom’s repression of women.…
Verdict due in trial of Thailand’s missing ex-PM Yingluck
Thailand’s Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict in a negligence trial involving former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled abroad last month fearing that the military government…
Russia tells Facebook to localise user data or be blocked
Russia will block access to Facebook next year unless the social network complies with a law that requires websites which store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so…
Britain’s Prince Harry makes first public appearance with girlfriend
Britain’s Prince Harry and his American girlfriend Meghan Markle have made their first formal public appearance together, with the couple holding hands and watching a wheelchair tennis match at the…
North Korea says US ‘declared war,’ warns it could shoot down US bombers
North Korea’s foreign minister says that President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserves the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down US bombers even…
Myanmar finds more bodies in mass grave; UN seeks rapid aid increase
Myanmar’s army has unearthed the bodies of 17 Hindu villagers, taking to 45 the number authorities suspect were killed by Muslim insurgents last month at the onset of a wave…
