Package explodes at South Korean university, one injured
SEOUL – A package has exploded at South Korea’s Yonsei University in central Seoul, injuring a faculty member who opened it in his office, police and fire officials said. The…
Aegean quake shakes buildings in Greece and Turkey, one dead
ISTANBUL/ATHENS – A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, killing one woman and rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish…
Living dolls: Spanish firm makes eerily realistic human, alien babies
BILBAO, Spain – Want a doll that looks, moves and feels almost exactly like a newborn? Or how about a baby Avatar, or a half human-half piglet? The whole range was…
Rome imposes fines for frolicking at famous fountains
ROME – Rome is cracking down on anyone hoping to recreate Anita Ekberg’s dip in the Trevi fountain in the film “La Dolce Vita”, imposing fines for bad behaviour in…
Singapore detains first woman citizen suspected of Islamist radicalism
SINGAPORE – Singapore says it has detained an assistant child-care worker suspected of trying to join Islamic State and to find a militant husband in Syria, and is holding her under…
Panda gives birth in Japan five years after previous cub died
TOKYO – A female panda has given birth at a Tokyo zoo, zoo officials said, five years after her first cub was found dead just days after it was born.…
US attorney general to face questions on Comey firing, Russia
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face questions about the firing of FBI Director James Comey and any undeclared meetings with Russian officials when he goes before a US…
Britain’s May sticks by top ministers after election saps authority
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May has stuck by her top team of ministers, forgoing what has become a traditional post-election reshuffle in a sign of her diminished authority…
Gaddafi’s son Saif freed in Libya, whereabouts unclear: lawyer
BENGHAZI, Libya – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been freed by an armed group in western Libya where he had been held since shortly after the 2011 revolt against his late father,…
Nervous Bolt wins final 100 metres race on home soil
KINGSTON, Jamaica – An emotional Usain Bolt has recovered from a moderate start to win his final 100 metres sprint on home soil, clocking 10.03 seconds at the 2nd Racers…
