BEIJING — Authorities in southern China say 18 people have been killed and 18 others hospitalized following the collapse of a massive overhead crane at a construction site amid a fierce windstorm. The 80-ton crane fell directly…
The United States yesterday revealed for the first time that American ships have started conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a somewhat rare move not done with many other partners in the…
Los Angeles — Kobe Bryant scored 60 incredible points. He carried a miserable Los Angeles Lakers team to an improbable comeback victory. And with sweat and confetti all over his gold uniform for the final time, he…
MANILA — US and Philippine authorities say American troops involved in a bar brawl with Filipino policemen face possible disciplinary sanctions in an incident earlier this month. The local military says this has no bearing on the…
Changsha, China — A judge yesterday ruled against a gay couple in China’s first same-sex marriage case that attracted several hundred cheering supporters to the courthouse and was seen as a landmark moment for the country’s emerging…
PANAMA CITY — Organized crime prosecutors raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm Tuesday, looking for evidence of money laundering and financing terrorism following a leak of documents about tax havens it set up for…
New Delhi — Seven people who had fled after an illegal fireworks display set off a fire that killed at least 116 people at the southern Indian temple where they’re board members were arrested yesterday and will…
KANO, Nigeria — UNICEF says the number of child bombers used by the Islamic extremists of Boko Haram has increased tenfold in a year with devastating consequences in communities that now see children as threats. The UN…
PARAVOOR, India — Medical teams yesterday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that killed at least 110 people, while authorities searched for those responsible for illegally putting on the fireworks display that caused…
Seoul, South Korea — A colonel from North Korea’s military spy agency fled to South Korea last year in an unusual case of a senior-level defection, Seoul officials said yesterday. The announcement came three days after Seoul…
SAN FRANCISCO — Immigrant children living in the US without legal status have been blocked from registering for school and accessing the educational services they need, according to a report on school districts in four states by…
THE Philippine military said eight more Abu Sayyaf members have died and a top militant commander has been wounded as troops pressed a major offensive following the killings of 18 soldiers in fierce fighting over the weekend.…
