Malaysian man among 8 dead in Indonesian helicopter crash
Two crew members and six passengers were killed when a private helicopter crashed in dense forest on Indonesia’s Borneo island, the transport ministry said...
Elderly man stabbed in the leg by attacker with knife in Sheung Wan
An 80-year-old Hong Kong man was stabbed in the leg near Cosco Tower on Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan on Friday morning. He...
Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker passes through Strait of Hormuz in test of US blockade
An oil tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Gulf of Oman in...
Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi prison term by 4½ years in broad-ranging amnesty deal
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to her lawyer. Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year...
7 arrested in crackdown on party rooms offering copyright-infringing karaoke sets
Hong Kong customs has arrested seven people in a citywide crackdown on party rooms offering suspected illegal karaoke sets with songs that infringed copyright....
China woman sweeps wrong tomb, boy does homework at police station, courier ‘feeds’ village
China is a land where the unexpected becomes part of daily life, and these quirky excursions often add a touch of excitement to mundane...
Former All Blacks Captain to Run for Conservative-Leaning NZ First Party
Former All Black captain Taine Randall will stand for the conservative-leaning nationalist party, New Zealand First (NZ First). He played 51 tests between 1996...
Hong Kong school to close in 2029 over Primary One enrolment shortfall
A primary school on an outlying island in Hong Kong will cease operations in the 2029–30 academic year after failing to submit a survival...
Senate Votes to Repeal Biden-Era Mining Ban in Minnesota, Sending Bill to Trump
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on April 16 to overturn a 20-year mining ban imposed by the former Biden administration on a national forest...