Half a century on, Soviet message in a bottle found in Alaska
Tyler Ivanoff, an American schoolteacher, was gathering firewood with his children on a beach in western Alaska when he came across a champagne bottle with...
GSK drug boosts response rates in blood cancer patients: study
British Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Friday said its experimental cancer treatment belantamab mafodotin met the primary goal of a study for the treatment of patients with...
Rights group, journalists press Indonesian government to lift internet curb in restive Papua
Rights group and journalists slammed the Indonesian government’s move to block internet access in its easternmost region of Papua on Friday, saying it made reporting...
Malaysia’s poverty levels far higher than reported, U.N. expert says
A U.N. human rights expert on Friday disputed Malaysia’s assertion that it has nearly eliminated poverty, saying that official figures were vastly inaccurate and do...
Hong Kong protesters target airport week after arrivals hall mayhem
Hong Kong braced for multiple anti-government demonstrations on Friday and a “stress test” of the airport this weekend, as protests in the Chinese-ruled city showed...
Italy’s Di Maio says cutting number of MPs cannot wait: paper
The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement was quoted as saying on Friday the party’s flagship proposal to slash the number of lawmakers could not wait...
Key hospitals in Indian Kashmir treat more than 150 tear gas, pellet injuries
At least 152 people have suffered injuries from tear gas and pellets in disputed Kashmir since Indian security forces this month launched a sweeping crackdown,...
North Korea calls Pompeo ‘diehard toxin,’ says ready for dialogue or standoff with U.S
North Korea’s top diplomat said on Friday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was a “diehard toxin” who only complicates denuclearization talks and that...
Drugs worth $161 million seized in Malaysia’s biggest haul
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tonnes of ketamine and cocaine worth about $161 million in the country’s biggest drugs haul...
Malaysia’s Mahathir says linking palm oil to deforestation ‘baseless’
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said linking the production of palm oil to deforestation was “baseless, unfair and unjustified”, and that the industry...