Indonesia search team finds 22-meter object in hunt for plane
Indonesian search and rescue workers have detected a 22-metre long object underwater in area where a Lion Air passenger jet with 189 people on board crashed, a navy official said on Wednesday.
Pakistan frees Christian woman facing death in blasphemy case
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam and ordered her freed, a ruling that set off protests by hardline Islamists but was welcomed by human rights advocates.
Meghan and Harry name newly hatched kiwi chicks on final day of Pacific tour
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan bestowed names on Wednesday to two newly-hatched young of New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, in the northeastern town of Rotorua, on the final day of their two-week tour of the Pacific.
Pakistani court overturns death sentence for Christian woman in blasphemy case
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam’s prophet, ordering her to be freed if she was not accused of any other crime.
Philippines races to free 30 trapped in landslide; typhoon kills seven
Philippine rescue teams worked to free at least 30 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday after a typhoon dumped heavy rainfall on a mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides.
Suicide blast kills six near prison in Afghan capital
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the gate of Afghanistan’s largest prison on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding three, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
U.S. says gravely concerned by any non-peaceful means of deciding Taiwan’s future
Efforts to decide self-ruled Taiwan’s future by “other than peaceful means” are a grave concern to the United States, a senior American diplomat said on Wednesday, amid renewed tension between China and the island it considers a wayward province.
North Korea readies nuclear, missile sites for international inspectors: Yonhap
South Korea’s spy agency has observed preparations by North Korea for international inspections at several of its nuclear and missile test sites, the Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday, citing a South Korean lawmaker.
Indonesia sends divers to check if ‘ping’ signals reveal crashed plane
Indonesia sent divers on Wednesday to scour the sea around the crash site of an aircraft with 189 people aboard, after picking up a signal searchers believe reveals the plane’s location in waters east of the capital, Jakarta.
U.S. diplomat says bid to decide Taiwan’s future by non-peaceful means a ‘grave concern’
A bid to determine the future of self-ruled Taiwan by “other than peaceful means” is a grave concern to the United States, a senior American diplomat said on Wednesday, amid the island’s renewed tension with China, which claims it as its own.
