Malaysia quake toll now 16 AFP, KUNDASANG: Boulders “the size of cars” roared down the crowded slopes of Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu after its earthquake, a witness said, as authorities on Sunday raised the death toll in the disaster to 16. Six Singapore primary school students and a…

AFP, SEOUL: South Korea reported its fifth death from MERS as the government on Sunday vowed "all-out" measures to curb the outbreak that was threatening to spread nationwide, including tracking mobile phones of those in quarantine. The number of infections rose to 64 after 14 new cases, including…

AFP,  JIANLI: Rescuers bowed their heads and ships' hooters blared in tribute Sunday to the victims of Communist China's worst shipping disaster, as relatives of the 431 dead and 11 still missing spoke of their grief. The solemn ceremony was held to remember the dead after the "Eastern…

AFP, BEIRUT: US-led aircraft bombed Islamic State group fighters battling rival rebels including Al-Qaeda loyalists in northern Syria overnight, a monitoring group said on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the raids in Aleppo province as intervention on the side of the rival…

AFP, NEW YORK: A frantic manhunt was on Sunday for two convicted murderers who busted out of New York state's biggest maximum security prison by cutting through cell walls with power tools and escaping along tunnels. Killers Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, sneaked out of the all-male Clinton…

AFP, Beijing:  When Dong Yingli first opened her east Beijing meat skewers restaurant six years ago, her chefs cooked the lamb, chicken hearts and assorted treats over an uncovered grill, with giant fans blowing the clouds of pungent smoke from the sidewalk into the middle of the street. …

AFP,  SANAA: Twenty civilians were among at least 45 people killed in Saudi-led air strikes on the rebel-held armed forces headquarters in the Yemeni capital early on Sunday, a medic said. The raids on the army headquarters in central Sanaa came a day after the kingdom's air defences shot down…