South Korea imposes unilateral sanctions on North Korea
SEOUL – South Korea has blacklisted senior North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s top aides, in fresh unilateral sanctions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests. The South…
Air strikes kill 54 civilians in Iraq, Syria- US military
WASHINGTON – The US-led coalition have killed 54 civilians between March 31 and October 22 while carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, the US…
Thousands of Muslims gather for protest against Jakarta governor
JAKARTA – Thousands of white-clad Muslims have streamed towards a central Jakarta park, gathering for a rally expected to draw more than 100,000 Indonesians demanding the arrest of the capital’s…
Cuban outpouring extends across island after Fidel Castro death
CAMAGUEY, Cuba – Tens of thousands of Cubans greeted Fidel Castro’s funeral cortege on its journey across Cuba on Thursday, unflagging in their admiration for one of the towering figures…
Magnitude 6.3 quake hits southern Peru, damaging homes
A shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck southern Peru close to Lake Titicaca, damaging homes and downing some communication lines in a remote Andean province. The tremor, recorded as a…
UN chief sorry for UN role in deadly Haiti cholera outbreak
Outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has apologised to the people of Haiti for the world body’s role in a deadly cholera outbreak that has killed more than 9,300 people…
Religious leaders urge Australia to ramp up fight against modern slavery
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A group of prominent religious leaders urged Australia on Thursday to introduce laws to ensure forced labour is not used to produce goods sold in the…
Islamic State tells supporters to quit messaging apps for fear of US bombs
CAIRO – Islamic state has told its members to stop using internet-based communication apps like WhatsApp and Telegram on smartphones, suspecting they are being used by the US-led coalition to…
Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos
Facebook Inc is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor content, said Joaquin Candela, the company’s…
Australia cuts tax to ensure juicy pickings for fruit harvesters
A tax faced by visitors picking fruit in Australia will be more than halved under a deal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull struck late on Thursday with political parties across the…
