Firefighters start to contain S.Korean wildfires; thousands evacuated
SEOUL – Thousands of firefighters and soldiers are starting to contain wildfires in South Korea which have killed one person and forced more than 4,000 people to flee their homes,…
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin warned about discussing US college scam with their kids
BOSTON – A federal judge has warned parents charged in the largest college admissions scandal in US history, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, to be careful discussing the…
Britney Spears takes some ‘me time’ after dad’s second surgery
LOS ANGELES – Pop star Britney Spears says she’s taking a little “me time” after a report said she checked herself into a mental health facility to help cope with…
Ecuador’s president says Assange breached terms of London embassy asylum
QUITO – President Lenin Moreno of Ecuador has told radio stations that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has “repeatedly violated” the terms of his asylum in the Andean nation’s London embassy,…
Canada’s Trudeau expels two ex-ministers from ruling party in bid to end scandal
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has moved to end the worst crisis of his tenure, expelling two former cabinet members whom he said had undermined the ruling Liberal…
UN nuclear watchdog could be in N.Korea within weeks of a deal
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations atomic watchdog says that if a deal is reached with North Korea to give up its nuclear program then it will be ready to…
British PM May tries to plot a course out of the Brexit maelstrom
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a five-hour cabinet meeting on today in an attempt to plot a course out of the Brexit maelstrom as she comes…
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande on Singapore parliament “offensive” playlist
SINGAPORE – American pop stars Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande were on an “offensive lyrics” list presented to members of parliament in socially-conservative Singapore as part of a statement by…
New Japan era name echoes PM Abe’s national pride agenda
TOKYO – Japan has unveiled a new name for the imperial era that begins on May 1, drawing from an ancient Japanese text for the first time, echoing Prime Minister…
Pope criticises building walls to keep migrants out
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis says that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they…
