North Korea says detained US student confessed to stealing political slogan
SEOUL – An American student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang...
Massive layoffs in China’s coal, steel sectors
BEIJING – China expects to lay off 1.8 million workers in the coal and steel sectors as part of its efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity,...
Spotlight wins best picture at Oscars
LOS ANGELES – Catholic Church abuse movie Spotlight was named best picture, the top award at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, after an evening peppered with...
Four stabbed at rally as KKK and protesters clash
ANAHEIM – Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan...
Samsung wins appeal against Apple
WASHINGTON – A United States appeals court on Friday overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung, finally handing the South Korean smartphone maker...
Sexually transmitted case of Zika in France
PARIS – France has detected its first sexually transmitted case of Zika in a woman whose partner had travelled to Brazil, the epicentre of...