Timor-Leste heads to the polls in parliamentary election

SYDNEY - A 95-year-old grandmother who Australian police tasered at a retirement home is in critical condition as the homicide...

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan refuses home search by police, sets his own terms

LAHORE, Pakistan - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday (May 19) refused police permission to search his Lahore...

Brazilian idol Pele rests in golden tomb in luxurious mausoleum in Sao Paulo

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The memorial dedicated to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, is a luxurious mausoleum where the remains of the Brazilian idol...

Myanmar junta says 145 died in cyclone, NGOs fear higher toll

Myanmar's military-controlled media said on Friday (May 19) 145 people were killed when Cyclone Mocha hit the country this week,...

Away from the Cannes glamour, hospitality staff protest over harsh conditions

CANNES, France - French hospitality workers demonstrated on Friday (May 19) at a five-star hotel a few blocks from the...

FBI misused intelligence database in 278,000 searches, court says

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SAN FRANCISCO - A US court found that the FBI improperly searched for information in a US database of foreign intelligence 278,000...

Bezos’ Blue Origin wins Nasa contract to build astronaut lunar lander

WASHINGTON - A team led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin won a coveted $3.4 billion (S$4.6 billion) Nasa contract to build a...

‘War is not an option’, Taiwan president says amid China tensions

TAIPEI - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday (May 20) to maintain the status quo of peace and stability...

Tim Scott, lone Black Republican in US Senate, to run for president

May 20, 2023