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Salman Rushdie attacker faces sentencing

An American-Lebanese man will be sentenced on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural center.

US cops investigating Smokey Robinson after sex assault lawsuit

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation, law enforcement in Los Angeles said Thursday, just days after he was sued by four former housekeepers who allege the soul singer repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted them.

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India announces state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh

India on Friday announced seven days of state mourning after the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country's economic liberalisation in the early 1990s.

Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore

Australian firefighters said Friday they were fighting to control a bushfire racing through a national park that has consumed an area the size of Singapore.

Russia missile suspected in Azerbaijani plane crash, Moscow warns against 'hypotheses'

Azerbaijani and US officials believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet, media reports and a US official said Thursday, as the Kremlin cautioned against "hypotheses" over the disaster.

Acid risk contained in deadly Brazil bridge collapse

Authorities in Brazil on Thursday said the risk of acid pollution from a bridge collapse in the country's north has been contained, as they raised the death toll from the disaster to eight.

Azerbaijan believes missile downed plane, Russia warns against 'hypotheses'

The Kremlin on Thursday cautioned against "hypotheses" over the crash of an Azerbaijani plane heading for Russia, killing 38 people, which Azerbaijan officials reportedly believe was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile.

Finns probe ship from Russia for 'sabotage' of cables

Finnish authorities said Thursday they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port over the "sabotage" of a power cable linking Finland and Estonia that was damaged the previous day.

Finns probing ship from Russia for 'sabotage' of cables

Finnish authorities said Thursday that they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port for the "sabotage" of a power cable linking Finland and Estonia that was damaged the previous day.

Kremlin cautions on 'hypotheses' over plane crash

The Kremlin on Thursday cautioned against "hypotheses" over the crash of an Azerbaijani plane which had been due to land in Russia as experts pointed to possible evidence of a missile explosion.

Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold

Syria's new authorities launched an operation in a stronghold of ousted president Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, with a war monitor saying three gunmen affiliated with the former government were killed.

Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire

Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave home "immediately" Thursday to escape an out-of-control bushfire tearing through a national park.

'We couldn't find their bodies': Indonesian tsunami survivors mourn the dead

Under the shade of trees at a mass grave in Indonesia's Aceh province, survivors and mourners recited Islamic prayers, commemorating the deaths of tens of thousands killed when a tsunami decimated the area two decades ago.

Azerbaijan mourns 38 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan began a national day of mourning Thursday after a passenger jet from the flag carrier crashed in western Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 of the 67 people onboard.

India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival

Beside India's holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space, the largest gathering in history.

Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival

With Nepal's snowy Himalayan peaks as a backdrop, the sky above Pokhara transformed into a vibrant canvas of colours for the country's first hot-air balloon festival.

Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

Tearful mourners prayed Thursday as ceremonies began across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean, in one of the world's worst natural disasters.

Tsunami memorials begin as Asia mourns disaster 20 years on

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after travelling far off course, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, officials said.

Asia to mourn tsunami dead with ceremonies 20 years on

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

38 dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, officials said.

Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead at 79

Desi Bouterse, the former dictator of Suriname who was a fugitive from justice for the murder of political opponents four decades ago, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday.

35 feared dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, with 35 people feared dead, officials said.

32 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after veering from its scheduled route, officials said.

Pope's sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war

Christians across the world celebrated Christmas Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and a massive Christmas morning attack on Ukraine by Russia and a plane crash in Kazakhstan.

Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold

With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh province, the only one under ultraconservative Islamic law in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

Bethlehem marks sombre Christmas under shadow of war

Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

11 killed in blast at Turkey explosives plant

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, officials said, downgrading their original toll.

Indonesia considers parole for ex-terror chiefs: official

Jailed former leaders of Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiyah militant group are being considered for parole, a senior counter-terror official said Tuesday, after the network disbanded and members pledged allegiance to the country.

South Korean opposition postpones decision to impeach acting president

South Korea's opposition said Tuesday it would hold back a decision to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo until later in the week.

12 killed in blast at Turkey explosives plant

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killing 13 people and injuring four others, officials said.

Hong Kong police issue fresh bounties for activists overseas

Hong Kong police announced bounties on Tuesday of HK$1 million (around US$130,000) for information leading to the arrest of six democracy advocates based overseas and accused of national security crimes.

Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami

The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters -- from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding.

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