SEOUL (Reuters) – Days after this year’s “Mass Games” debuted before North Korea’s top leadership, the huge pageant has been put on hold after leader Kim Jong Un expressed his dissatisfaction, foreign tour groups said on Wednesday. Kim and his wife were among the elite at the premiere of the games on Monday in Pyongyang, […]

Armed group declares it was behind killing of military forces in eastern city of Beni amid surging Ebola outbreak. ISIL has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in an Ebola-stricken eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued on Tuesday by the armed group via Telegram, an encrypted messaging […]

Mr Panelo told a conference the Philippines would support the US’ plans to increase its presence in the highly debated waters. According to Rappler, he was asked for reaction to US acting defence secretary Patrick Shanahan’s comments that Washington would no longer “tiptoe” around China’s behaviour in the seas. He told reporters in a briefing: […]

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on comments that Britain’s public health service should be on the table in future post-Brexit trade talks between the two countries, after Prime Minister Theresa May said some areas might be off-limits. The National Health Service (NHS) is a cherished institution for many Britons. Created after World […]

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a deadly overnight attack in an area of eastern Congo hit by an Ebola epidemic, although its account of the violence differed from local reports. The deputy mayor of Beni in the eastern Democratic of Congo said 13 civilians were killed late on Monday […]

OTTAWA – The case of Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou — which has drawn interest from around the world — will return to a Vancouver courtroom this week. Canada’s relationship with Beijing has deteriorated rapidly since the December arrest of the Chinese telecom giant’s chief financial officer, which was carried out after an extradition request […]

Australian model Sarah Kohan – who is the Mexican striker’s girlfriend – posted a picture of in her bodysuit to Instagram yesterday. The 25-year-old covered her breasts with her hands and used a heart emoji to cover her behind. She wrote in the caption to the clip how if the baby “is a mini clone of Chicharito, […]

Dozens of participants march for an end to nearly two decades of conflict as the Taliban holds some for ‘talks’. Peace activists marching through Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan against decades of war have been detained by members of the armed group. Dozens of participants in the so-called People’s Peace Movement walk set out last week from […]

Muslims across the Middle East and beyond began marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of the most celebrated holidays for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims and traditionally a time for family and festivities. The holiday marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when devout Muslims have been fasting from sunrise to […]

UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, the Berlengas Islands, are considered a natural treasure located around half an hour away from Peniche, a coastal city located around 60 miles away from the capital city Lisbon. The islands are known for their stunning cliffs, caves, natural arches and crystal blue waters, and hailed as a biodiverse haven. But […]