Soldiers shot while searching for kidnapped pilot
Indonesian soldiers were attacked by a group of Papua rebels on Sunday while searching for 37-year-old Phillip Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot who was taken
Phantom of the Opera closes on Broadway after 35 years
Broadway’s longest running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, closed on Sunday night after 13 981 performances over 35 years. The musical opened on 26 January
Germany watching situation in Taiwan Strait with ‘great concern’: Baerbock
German Foreign Minister Annelena Baerbock said that a war between China and Taiwan would have vast and destabilising for the whole world and said that
South Korean financial support for reclusive youth
South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced a new welfare measure, the payment of 650 000 Korean won monthly (about $500) to assist
Malaria vaccine approved in Ghana
Ghana approved a new malaria vaccine for use in young children this week in efforts to cut down on the number of children who die
Italy declares state of emergency over migration
The continuing flow of migrants into Italy is leading to increasing tensions in the country, with a state of emergency being declared. The senior public
North Korea claims to have tested new long-range missile
North Korean officials this week claimed that they have flight-tested a solid-fuel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) for the first time on Thursday. A missile launched
Feinstein under pressure to resign
The Democratic Party in the USA has decided that Dianne Feinstein, California’s senior Senator, is too old, at 89, to serve any longer and they’ve
Neutron star defies physics, says NASA
A new study published in NASA’s ‘The Astrophysical Journal’ has confirmed that the neutron star known as M82 X-2 is too bright for its size,
Botswana’s Ian Khama takes aim at successor
Ian Khama, the former President of Botswana, has said he aims to make sure his successor, Mokgweetsi Masisi, serves only one term. Khama, who served