Fire at Bangkok shopping mall kills at least two, injures 16
BANGKOK – At least two people have died and 16 others are injured after a fire broke out at a shopping centre in Bangkok, forcing some people to jump from…
Maldives ruling party pledges probe into Chinese deals after landslide win
MALE – Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed, whose party won a landslide in the archipelago’s parliamentary election, has pledged to conduct a thorough probe into deals with China. Nasheed’s Maldivian…
More than 100,000 migrants encountered at US southern border in March: data
WASHINGTON – US officers arrested or denied entry to over 103,000 people along the border with Mexico in March, a 35 percent increase over the prior month and more than…
‘We want people to love it’: ‘Game of Thrones’ creators on finale
LOS ANGELES – The creators of global smash television series “Game of Thrones” say they knew how they would end the show five years ago, and are anxious that fans…
Israelis go to polls in referendum on Netanyahu’s record reign
JERUSALEM – Israelis vote today in an election that could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an ex-general who has pledged…
Japan’s imperial couple faces a nearly unprecedented situation: retirement
TOKYO – When Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30, he and Empress Michiko will fade into retirement after decades in the spotlight. The imperial couple’s days have long been…
Theresa May to ask Merkel and Macron for Brexit delay
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron to argue for a Brexit delay while her ministers hold crisis talks…
‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack pleads guilty in sex cult case
NEW YORK – “Smallville” actress Allison Mack has pleaded guilty to blackmailing two women as part of an alleged New York sex cult that prosecutors called a racketeering operation that…
Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content
LONDON – Britain has proposed new online safety laws that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect their users from harmful content.…
Compromise? Time ticking down for Britain to come to Brexit agreement
LONDON – Britain’s government held out the possibility of compromise with the opposition Labour Party on Sunday to try to win support in parliament for leaving the European Union with…
