DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–A UN food agency staff member has been killed in an attack in Taez province in southern Yemen, the organisation and the health minister of the internationally recognised government said Friday. Health minister Qasem Buhaibeh had tweeted his condolences to the...
MONTREAL, Canada– Canadian authorities have arrested a retired police officer on charges of foreign interference on behalf of China,  officials Friday, amid mounting tensions between the two countries. William Majcher, 60, is accused of using "his knowledge and his extensive network of...
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell / HANDOUT / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States– President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will nominate Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy, which would make her the first woman to hold the position and to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But it is...
MOSCOW, Russia– Former separatist commander and nationalist military blogger Igor Girkin, a frequent critic of Russia's leadership, was arrested on Friday and remanded in custody awaiting trial on charges of extremism. Girkin -- better known by his alias Igor Strelkov -- is a supporter of...
SEOUL, Korea-- South Korean fishermen on Friday held a maritime protest rally against Japan's planned discharge of contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. A group of local fishermen gathered on the seashore of the southwestern coastal county of...
MOSCOW, Russia -Â Former separatist commander and nationalist blogger Igor Girkin, better known by his alias Igor Strelkov, has been detained after criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin, his lawyer said on Friday. Igor Strelkov, who is also known as Igor Girkin, the top military commander...
(Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN) JAKARTA, Indonesia - Two Indonesian women have apologised after a lavish "wedding" for their dogs sparked a backlash in the middle-income country, where wealth distribution is one of the most unequal in the world. Two Alaskan Malamutes were wedded Friday at a...
SEOUL, South Korea– South Korean, US and Japanese leaders will meet in August in America, Seoul's presidential office said Thursday, as the three nations increase military cooperation to counter North Korea's growing nuclear threats. Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul are at one of...
PARIS, France–People who have a particular genetic variant are twice as likely to never get sick when they contract Covid-19, researchers said on Wednesday, offering the first potential explanation for the lucky group dubbed the "super dodgers". Those who have two copies of the variant are...
PARIS, France– The world is on track for its hottest July since measurements began, the European Union's climate observatory told AFP Wednesday, as prolonged heatwaves worsened by climate change roasted three continents. "The first 15 days of July have been the warmest 15 days on record......
WASHINGTON, United States– The United States said Wednesday it has no fresh news on the US soldier who left a tour of the demilitarized zone and ran into North Korea, in a bizarre incident that has baffled authorities in Washington. US officials have identified the soldier as Private...
Bogotá, Colombia– Five politicians and a pilot died Wednesday in a small plane crash in central Colombia, authorities said. The five were all members of the right-wing Centro Democratico of former president Alvaro Uribe. They were on a plane that came down in the municipal area of San...
