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Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes

The attacks drew a furious response from Gulf monarchies and further undermined a fragile truce.

Priest who said aliens were demons removed as exorcist for Washington

The archdiocese did not elaborate on which church teaching the priest had undermined.

More than 1,000 Nigerians seek return from South Africa after attacks, Nigeria says

ABUJA, June 5 - At least 1,094 Nigerians have registered interest in voluntary return from South Africa following xenophobic attacks, up from 130 previously seeking repatriation, with a joint screening process under way to determine eligibility, Nigerian foreign ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa said on Friday.

An all-nighter, six articles and an NTU campus newspaper born again

Amid a generation that gets its news in short clips, student publications often see little readership and interest. The students behind them, however, are determined to make sure they stay.

Peru's presidential runoff may hinge on small gold miners seeking continued loose regulations

LIMA, June 5 - The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose regulations under an administrative program that was created in 2016 and originally slated to end in 2020.

Mother jailed for giving 15-year-old son methamphetamine, leaving drug utensils in living room

About six months before his mother and stepfather were arrested, the boy chanced upon some drug utensils in the sink at home. When he asked his mother what they were for, she replied that they were for smoking methamphetamine.

Britain and France finalise post-war Hormuz mine-clearing mission

The demining mission is said to involve a coalition of 15 countries.

Dutch police arrest four in ‘enormous’ drug-rape case

Police are trawling through evidence to determine how many victims were abused.

Romania defuses stray mine found on its Black Sea shore

BUCHAREST, June 3 - Romania's navy detonated an anti-landing mine that had drifted to its Black Sea shore on Wednesday, the defence ministry said.

EU diplomatic arm proposed naval mission take ‘primary role’ in clearing Strait of Hormuz mines, document shows

BRUSSELS, June 3 - The European Union's diplomatic service has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take \"the primary role\" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz “when conditions allow” as Europe’s contribution to a Franco-British-led initiative, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Turns out, actress Hong Ling’s sister is a prominent tattoo artist with over a million followers

A rare video of the Mediacorp actress with her younger sister, tattoo artist Casiline Ang, has left many netizens surprised by how alike the siblings look.

Mexico arrests suspected cartel figure tied to killing of Vizsla Silver workers

MEXICO CITY, June 2 - Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged cartel figure tied to the killing of workers at Canadian miner Vizsla Silver early this year, officials said on Tuesday, a case that highlighted security risks facing mine workers and foreign mining companies operating in Mexico.

Eight people killed in Mali after bus hits land mine, says union official

BAMAKO, June 2 - Eight people were killed and 42 were injured in Mali after a passenger bus carrying civilians hit a land mine west of the capital Bamako, a transport union official said on Tuesday.

DR Congo determined to put aside poor image left half century ago

A strong El Nino may be imminent. Climate change will make its effects worse

BRUSSELS, June 2 - The El Nino weather pattern is forming, and is expected to cause extreme weather around the world this year, the WMO said on Tuesday. Scientists say climate change will make its impact especially severe.

South Korea inflation hits two-year high, imminent rate hike in play

British Sikh man gets life in jail for killing student

The trial was seized on by prominent figures such as far-right activist Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk who claimed it showed police bias.

How Trump's Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimes

IZIUM, Ukraine, May 31 - Roksolana Makar braved icy roads and the threat of drone strikes to interview a woman in the Ukrainian town of Izium who said Russian forces tortured her.

Imported voters, fake websites: Russia's covert efforts to stop Armenia's pivot West

LONDON/WASHINGTON, May 29 - Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-election next month, fearing his victory could lock in the former Soviet republic’s realignment with the West, according to Western intelligence and government officials.

Illegal miners extract billions in Amazon gold despite Brazil crackdown, Greenpeace finds

ITAITUBA, Brazil, May 29 - Billions of dollars worth of gold is still being extracted illegally from Brazil's Amazon rainforest, a study by nonprofit watchdog Greenpeace found, despite efforts by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to crack down on wildcat mining.