Britain’s Prince Philip hospitalised with infection but is in “good spirits”
Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, has been admitted to hospital with an infection and will miss the formal opening of parliament, but he remains in good…
Japan missile defence drill aims to ease concern over North Korean threat
Japan has opened a missile defence drill to the public, a move it says will reassure the country it is ready to counter any missile attack by neighbouring North Korea.…
S.Korea confirms drone discovered in June was from North Korea
South Korea’s military says a drone found earlier this month on a mountain near the Demilitarised Zone border is confirmed to have been from North Korea and described it as…
Islamist militants storm school in southern Philippines, take students hostages
Pro-Islamic State militants have stormed a school in the southern Philippines and are holding several students hostage, police said, on the same island where fighting between government troops and Islamists…
Champs Elysees attacker was Islamic State loyalist, on French watchlist
A man who rammed a car into a police van in Paris stored a cache of weapons at his home and held a gun permit despite being on a secret…
Italy tourism minister says crowds should be limited at famous sites
Tourist flows should be monitored at famous sites in Italy in cities like Rome and Florence, with access limited when crowd numbers swell, the culture and tourism minister said. Italy’s…
UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie in Kenya, visits refugee girls
UN Refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie has marked World Refugee Day at a Kenyan home housing refugee girls who fled unaccompanied or split from their parents while fleeing conflict.…
Philippines launches offensive in Marawi, with aim to end battle by weekend
Philippine aircraft have bombed rebel positions and ground troops have launched a renewed push against Islamist militants holed up in a southern city, with the aim was to wrap up…
US student held prisoner by North Korea dies days after release
An American university student who had been held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months has died at a Cincinnati hospital, just days after he was released from captivity in…
Actress Carrie Fisher had cocaine, heroin in system, autopsy shows
“Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher had traces of cocaine, heroin and party drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, in her system when she died suddenly in December, according to a…
