K-Pop fans brave Seoul’s Christmas chill to buy BTS ‘merch’
In the early hours of a freezing Christmas Eve, 62-year-old Lee Myeong-sook queues up in Seoul’s ritzy Gangnam area for a chance to buy a...
Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cyber crime and bank fraud
Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese men and women in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visas, officials...
New Boeing boss Calhoun is a tough-minded veteran of crisis
Beleaguered Boeing Co is putting its future in the hands of an industrial veteran who has led several companies in crisis, began his career at...
Israeli tech exits in 2019 doubled to nearly $10 billion
The total value of exits for Israeli technology startups in 2019 jumped by 102% to $9.9 billion, according to a report released on Tuesday by...
Taliban kill 15 in attack on Afghan security checkpoint: local officials
Taliban militants ambushed a government checkpoint in Balkh province in Afghanistan’s north, killing at least 15 members of the security forces, local officials said on...
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, leaves hospital
Britain’s Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, left a London hospital on Tuesday where he had been receiving treatment since Friday and was...
South Korea’s Moon, Japan’s Abe meet for first time in months as tension lingers
The leaders of Japan and South Korea met for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday and stressed the need to improve...
Rhino poaching at record levels in Botswana
Rhino poaching in Botswana’s Okavango Delta has risen at an unprecedented rate with 23 white rhinoceros and eight black rhinoceros killed since October 2018, the...
UK’s Queen Elizabeth stresses reconciliation after ‘quite bumpy’ 2019
Queen Elizabeth will stress the value of harmony and reconciliation in her Christmas message this year, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, after a “quite bumpy”...
Russia releases Japan fishing boats detained near disputed islands
Russia on Tuesday released five Japanese fishing boats detained last week near Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said, adding...