Worshippers flee arson attack at Melbourne synagogue
Agency Report MELBOURNE, Australia – Worshippers were forced to flee an Australian synagogue after it was set on fire in what the prime minister condemned as an “act of hate”.…
Afghan women to be barred from health studies, training centres say
Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health…
South Korea parliament rejects president’s martial law declaration
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night, creating the most serious challenge to South Korea’s democracy since the 1980s as lawmakers rejected the move in…
Driver in Australia finds deadly tiger snake on her leg
SYDNEY – A driver cruising down a highway in eastern Australia felt something on her foot and discovered a deadly tiger snake “slithering up her leg”, police said Sunday. Officers…
Death toll in Pakistan sectarian clashes now over 130, official says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Deadly sectarian clashes have continued in Pakistan’s north-western Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire struck late last week, local officials said, with the death toll…
Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X. The…
South Korea officials say three dead in heavy snowfall
SEOUL – Heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, resulting in three deaths overall and disrupting flights and ferry services, authorities said. The snow caused three…
China defence minister Dong Jun under investigation for corruption, FT reports
BEIJING – China Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe that has roiled the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army,…
Pakistan ex-PM Khan calls more protestors to capital after deadly clashes
Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan called late Tuesday for more supporters to join protests over his incarceration in the capital, after a day of deadly confrontations between marchers and…
Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes
Pakistani officials announced a seven-day truce Sunday after days of bitter sectarian gunfights in the country’s northwest Kurram district that have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more.…