A New Zealand pilot has been taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region. Mr Mehrtens, 37, was taken after his plane carrying five passengers was attacked after it…
US: Sources insist Chinese balloon was military
US intelligence sources have insisted the balloon shot down on Saturday was used by the Chinese military for spying. Unnamed officials told the Washington Post they believed such balloons were…
Syria: Newborn baby pulled from collapsed building
A newborn girl has been saved by rescuers from beneath the rubble of a building in north-west Syria that was destroyed by an earthquake on Monday. Her mother went into…
Tibet: Avalanche kills 28 as search is called off
A rescue operation to find people trapped in an avalanche on a Tibetan highway has now ended, with Chinese state media reporting the death toll to be at least 28.…
Japan: Avalanche kills two skiers in Nagano region
The bodies of two men caught in an avalanche on Sunday have been found in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Extensive searches took place after the incident, which happened on the east…
Pakistan: Ex-president Pervez Musharraf, dies aged 79
Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79. The former leader – who was president between 2001 and 2008 –…
Alps: Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland
Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the weekend. Tourists from New Zealand, China and Germany were among the dead at a…
Canada: Student wins $48m lotto jackpot on first try
When Juliette Lamour won a lotto jackpot on her first try, the sensible teen immediately turned to a financial adviser, or Dad, as she calls him. The 18-year-old just scooped…
USA: Elon Musk found not guilty of fraud over Tesla tweet
Tesla founder Elon Musk has been cleared of wrongdoing for a tweet in which he said he had “funding secured” to take the electric carmaker private. Mr Musk faced a…
France: Up to 40 countries could boycott Olympics, says Poland sports minister
Up to 40 countries could boycott the next Olympic Games, making the whole event pointless, said Poland’s sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk. His comments came after Poland, Lithuania, Estonia…