Chinese TV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private
Chinese authorities ordered a state broadcaster to punish a popular TV celebrity for insulting Communist Party founder Mao Zedong at a private dinner, state media reported. Bi Fujian was a…
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Nigeria postpones elections to March 28, cites uprising
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s electoral commission says it is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting an Islamic uprising cannot voters’ safety around the country.…
IS-linked militants say countdown for Japan’s hostages began
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and ELAINE KURTENBACHMilitants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of…
New Saudi king moves fast to name second-in-line to throne
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI Saudi Arabia’s new king moved swiftly Friday to name the country’s interior minister as deputy crown prince, making him the second-in-line to the throne, as he promised…
Yemen president resigns under pressure from rebels
Yemen’s president resigned Thursday, saying he had reached a “deadlock” in talks with Shiite rebels who rule the capital and had confined him to his home. His resignation raised fears…
Afghan officials say 5 arrested for Pakistan school massacre
By RAHIM FAIEZ Afghan security services have arrested five men in connection with the massacre at a Pakistan military school last month that killed 150 people, most of them children,…
Inmate shows no obvious distress in Oklahoma execution
By SEAN MURPHY In its first lethal injection since a botched one last spring, Oklahoma executed a convicted killer with a three-drug method also used by Florida for an execution…
Judge revokes Chris Brown probation in Rihanna assault case
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY A judge revoked Chris Brown’s probation on Thursday but allowed him to remain free for now after the R&B singer traveled without approval for a concert and…