US military plane crashes in Mississippi; 16 dead
At least 16 people have been killed after a US military plane crashed in rural Mississippi, a regional emergency management official said. No official details were immediately available on the…
Canada wildfires disrupt industry, force 14,000 from homes
Rapidly spreading wildfires in Western Canada’s British Columbia have disrupted timber and mining operations, damaged equipment at a regional electric utility and forced thousands from homes in the interior of…
Thousands of goldfish bring Tokyo art exhibit to life
A Japanese artist has used thousands of fish in illuminated tanks to create a sprawling psychedelic visual art installation, drawing tens of thousands of viewers in Tokyo. Hidetomo Kimura’s traveling…
Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul “victory”
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in Mosul and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over Islamic State after nearly nine months of urban warfare, bringing an end…
Olympics: IOC planning refugee team at 2020 Tokyo Games
Refugees are likely to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the International Olympic Committee planning another refugee team after its first appearance at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Games.…
Huge crowd rallies in Istanbul against Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkey’s main opposition leader has told a huge protest rally that the country was living under dictatorship and pledged to keep challenging the crackdown launched by the authorities after last…
Foreign doctors say sick Chinese dissident Liu can be taken overseas
Ailing Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo can be moved abroad safely for treatment and he wants to go to either Germany or the United States, but it needs…
Trump pledges to act ‘very strongly’ on N.Korea missile threat
US President Donald Trump has vowed to confront North Korea “very strongly” following its latest missile test and urged nations to show Pyongyang there would be consequences for its weapons…
French interior minister vents frustration with Paris migrant centre
France’s interior minister said on Thursday that hundreds of migrants needed to be moved from an overflowing reception centre in Paris and he appeared to take a dig at the…
Vietnam renews India oil deal in tense South China Sea
Vietnam has extended an Indian oil concession in the South China Sea and begun drilling in another area it disputes with China in moves that could heighten tensions over who…
