Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146 people
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities pressed ahead on Monday with combing the remaining apartment towers destroyed by a massive fire at a housing...
China’s military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says
HONG KONG — Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study...
Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire, blames use of renovation material
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had detained 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city’s deadliest fire in...
Southeast Asia storm deaths near 700 as scale of disaster revealed
PALEMBAYAN, Indonesia — Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling on Monday to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved...
National Guard shooting suspect radicalized in US, homeland secretary says
WASHINGTON — US authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, DC, was not radicalized until after he came to...
Ex-officer tells inquiry UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan
LONDON — A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing...
Airbus narrows software crisis as airlines ride out A320 recall
PARIS — Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than originally expected, as...
Swiss voters reject proposed tax on super rich
ZURICH - Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more, with...
Anger simmers over Hong Kong deadly blaze as Beijing warns against ‘disruption’ attempts
HONG KONG — Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday as Beijing warned against attempts to...
Australia climate change protest disrupts shipping at coal port; 21 arrested
A CLIMATE CHANGE PROTEST off Australia’s east coast on Sunday disrupted operations at one of the country’s biggest coal export ports, prompting 21 arrests,...
UK plans justice overhaul, to prioritize victims by cutting court delays
LONDON — Britain’s government is set to propose a criminal justice system overhaul next week aimed at cutting a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases...
Pope Leo taking peace message to Lebanon, target of Israeli strikes
ISTANBUL — Pope Leo travels to Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued...