Two passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan die, authorities defend quarantine
Two elderly passengers became the first people from aboard a cruise ship moored near Tokyo to die of the coronavirus, the Japanese government said on Thursday, as hundreds more passengers disembarked after two weeks’ quarantine.
UK blames Russia for ‘totally unacceptable’ cyber attacks on Georgia
Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for cyber-attacks on Georgia, including a major assault that knocked out thousands of state, private and media websites last year.
U.S. accuses Russia of cyberattack in Georgia that disrupted websites, TV stations
The United States on Thursday blamed Russia for a cyberattack against Georgia in October that Washington said disrupted operations of the Georgian government and privately-run websites and interrupted the broadcast of at least two major television stat…
Imported camels evacuated from Libya’s capital after port comes under fire
Three thousand camels have been walked out of Libya’s capital Tripoli in an overnight evacuation after the port where they arrived came under artillery fire.
Six workers found trapped in illegal underground tobacco factory in Spain
Six workers trapped in squalid, airless conditions were rescued from an elaborate cannabis farm and counterfeit tobacco factory hidden beneath a mountain village in Spain after police arrested the suspected masterminds of the operation.
German gunman kills nine in attack on migrant bars
A gunman with suspected far-right links shot dead nine people, some of them migrants from Turkey, in an overnight rampage through a German city before killing himself, officials said.
Factbox: German far-right attacks in recent years
A gunman with suspected far-right links shot dead nine people, some of them migrants from Turkey, in an overnight rampage through a German city before killing himself.
No relent in fighting in northwest Syria, deepening misery for civilians
Russian warplanes struck at rebel-held towns in northwest Syria again on Thursday and Turkish artillery supported insurgent attacks elsewhere as officials from the two countries struggled to reach a compromise to halt an escalation in the Syrian war.
Georgia’s released ex-premier vows to fight against government
Georgia’s former prime minister Vano Merabishvili said on Thursday after release from prison that he would return to active politics and fight against the current government.
South Korea city deserted after coronavirus church ‘super-spreader’
The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the coronavirus in what the authorities described as a “super-spreading event” at a church.
