Activision says it fired dozens over harassment allegations
NEW YORK - The video game giant Activision Blizzard said Monday it has fired nearly 40 employees and disciplined more than 40 others since...
Djokovic back in Serbia after deportation
Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic arrived back home in Belgrade Monday after his deportation from Australia over his coronavirus vaccination status demolished his...
The B289bn defence plan that Taiwan hopes will deter mainland China
Taiwan will spend close to NT$240 billion (289 billion baht) on eight types of weapons to help boost its defences in the face of...
Why thieves are snatching French bulldogs across the US
WASHINGTON - The two thieves who brutally robbed 27-year-old Marieke Bayens at gunpoint on a California street were not after her purse -- or...
Monks flee temples in eastern Myanmar amid intense fighting
Hundreds of monks fled two major towns in Myanmar, a witness said Sunday, among thousands recently displaced by intense fighting between the military and...
Former Haiti senator arrested in Jamaica over president’s murder
MIAMI - A former Haitian lawmaker who is a suspect in the assassination of the country's president has been arrested in Jamaica, Jamaican authorities...
‘Wine time Fridays’ leave British PM with new hangover
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson witnessed weekly drinking sessions by his staff throughout the pandemic, according to a report Saturday that stoked fresh...
Tsunami warning in Tonga, US West Coast after volcanic eruption
NUKU'ALOFA (TONGA) - Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that triggered tsunami warnings across the South Pacific, including...
Classic rock albums turning 50
PARIS - There must have been something in the water in 1972 -- there almost certainly was for these guys. It was a year...
US bill aims to end China’s ‘chokehold’ on America’s rare earth...
WASHINGTON - Two US senators have proposed a law aiming to end China's alleged "chokehold" on rare-earth metal supplies, a statement by the lawmakers...











