Elton John slams Russian cuts to ‘Rocketman’ gay scenes
LOS ANGELES – Elton John has criticised Russia’s reported censorship of gay sex scenes in the new movie musical based on his life, “Rocketman,” calling the decision “cruelly unaccepting of…
N.Korea’s Kim Jong Un carrying out purge after Hanoi summit collapse: Chosun Ilbo
SEOUL – North Korea executed Kim Hyok Chol, its special envoy to the United States, and foreign ministry officials who carried out working-level negotiations for the second US-North Korea summit…
Seven South Koreans dead, hope dims for missing in Budapest boat disaster
BUDAPEST – Hungarian rescue officials say there is little chance of finding survivors after a boat with South Korean tourists on board sank on the Danube River in Budapest, with…
Violence and graft to test El Salvador’s maverick new president
SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’s maverick new president takes office on Saturday pledging to battle violence, poverty, corruption and mass migration to the United States – but will have to…
Taiwan holds military drills, vows to defend against Chinese aggression
PINGTUNG, Taiwan – Taiwan‘s air, sea and land forces have conducted a drill to repel an invading force, as its defence minister pledges to defend the self-ruled island against China’s rising…
As drought persists, Australia restricts water use in populous state
SYDNEY – Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales has imposed water restrictions for the first time in a decade with dam levels at just over 50% due to…
US military identifies more remains of American war dead handed over by N.Korea
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The US military has said that it had identified a total of six American troops from 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53…
Stressed ‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harington getting treatment
LOS ANGELES – “Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington is undergoing treatment after the end of the HBO television series in which he starred as the heartthrob Jon Snow, his…
Fake social media accounts spread pro-Iran messages during US midterms: FireEye
A network of fake social media accounts impersonated political candidates and journalists to spread messages in support of Iran and against US President Donald Trump around the 2018 congressional elections,…
One schoolgirl killed, 12 injured in stabbing at Japan bus stop-NHK
TOKYO – One young schoolgirl has been killed and at least 12 others injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo, national broadcaster NHK…
