Jury finds Katy Perry copied Christian rap song
US singer Katy Perry copied the beat of her 2013 hit "Dark Horse" from a Christian rap song, a Los Angeles jury found Monday. The nine-member panel ruled that similarities…
Colombian cocaine crops reduce but still world’s largest: UN
Illegal coca plantations in Colombia reduced slightly in 2018 but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the primary ingredient in cocaine production, the United Nations said on Friday.…
China warns HK protesters with slick military video
China's military has released a slick propaganda video showing a drill of armed troops quelling a protest in Hong Kong, in a thinly veiled warning to the city's pro-democracy movement.…
Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time
by Sara HUSSEIN Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study of its kind in the country. The…
UK warship commander says Iran trying ‘to test’ Britain in Gulf
The commander of a British warship accompanying UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran said Wednesday that Tehran appeared to be testing the Royal Navy's…
Tensions high as Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters face court
by Yan ZHAO Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters appeared in court Wednesday after being charged with rioting, setting the stage for further unrest in a weeks-long crisis that has…
Apple gets lift from services, offsetting iPhone weakness
by Glenn CHAPMAN Apple on Tuesday delivered stronger-than-expected results in the just-ended quarter as growth from services helped offset weak iPhone sales, sparking a rally in shares of the tech…
Over 900 migrant children taken from parents by Trump admin in last year
Nearly 1,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border in the last year despite a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to stop the…
Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuels Hong Kong violence: jailed activist
by Elaine YU / Yan ZHAO Hong Kongers are becoming more accepting of violent protests because the city's pro-Beijing leaders have ignored years of peaceful demonstrations, a leading democracy activist…
China to weigh in on deepening Hong Kong crisis
After weeks of increasingly violent protests, China's top policy body on Hong Kong affairs was set to hold an extremely rare press briefing Monday on the crisis engulfing the financial…