Maldives: Supreme Court judges arrested amid political crisis
Maldives police have arrested the country’s chief justice of the Supreme Court as a political crisis worsens in the Indian…
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Maldives in chaos as government accuses supreme court of trying to impeach president
Attorney general says any order by the court to unseat Yameen Abdul Gayoom would not be obeyed by the police…
North Korea to send head of state to Seoul for first time in years
Kim Yong-nam, the head of the North’s parliament, is the highest-level North Korean official to visit South Korea since 2014…
South Korea bans 36,000 foreigners from entering for Winter Olympics: Yonhap
South Korea has banned 36,000 foreigners from entering the country ahead of the Winter Olympics, citing security concerns, Yonhap News…
South Africa: more than 950 gold miners trapped underground
Hundreds of gold miners were stuck underground in South Africa on Thursday after a power cut, the mine’s owner said, though the…
Fidel Castro’s eldest son dies aged 68 – reports
Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been treated for depression, Cuban state-run media announces Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the son of the late…
Russia to offer tourists spacewalks for $100m – with discount for first taker
Space company Energia will offer ‘comfortable’ flights for up to six people onboard the NEM-2 module Russia is planning to send…
U.S. says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons
The Syrian government may be developing new types of chemical weapons, and U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to consider…
Glee actor Mark Salling, 35, found dead
US actor Mark Salling, known for his role in the TV series Glee, has been found dead near his Los…
India has 21 million ‘unwanted’ girls, government says
The desire among parents in India to have sons instead of daughters has created 21 million “unwanted” girls, a government…
