Southern California wildfire spreads as blazes hit parched states
LOS ANGELES: A wildfire fed by parched land and high winds has spread in southern California, forcing hundreds of people…
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Australia’s Labor vows fierce fight in polls
July 2 election may see Bill Shorten become Australia’s fifth prime minister in six years
Doctors alleviate build-up of water on brain for Thai king
BANGKOK: Doctors treating Thailand’s ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej have performed a procedure to reduce a new build-up of water on…
Over 30 dead in Indonesian floods, landslides
BANJARNEGARA, Indonesia: The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 31, an official said Sunday,…
Terror fears to mute French summer solstice music bash
PARIS: France’s annual summer solstice music extravaganza — a party it has exported across the globe — will be slightly…
Rome set to elect first female mayor
ROME: Voters in the Italian capital go to the polls Sunday with all signs indicating that they will elect Virginia…
Brexit campaign resumes after murder of lawmaker Jo Cox
Reeling from the murder of MP Jo Cox, the EU referendum campaigns resumed Sunday, with just four days to go…
Taliban use ‘honey trap’ boys to kill Afghan police
The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive…