Putin’s tycoon friend, under sanctions, sells private jetGennady Timchenko, a billionaire friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has sold his private jet, according to a broker and aircraft registration data, after complaining that U.S. sanctions made...
Thai boys trapped in cave found alive after nine days undergroundTwelve boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave for nine days were found alive late Monday, sparking elation after days of painstaking searching by specialist divers through muddy...
UN envoy in Yemen for talks with rebels on portThe UN envoy for Yemen was in Sanaa on Monday for talks with rebels aimed at finding a solution to fighting in the port city of Hodeida, which the insurgents hold. Martin Griffiths is set to meet with...
Australia ends direct aid to Palestinian AuthorityAustralia ended direct aid to the Palestinian Authority on Monday over fears it could be used to support people convicted of political violence. Canberra will halt the Aus$10 million ($7.5 million) pe...
AU summit overshadowed by ‘security failings’ in Sahel after attacksFrench President Emmanuel Macron joined African leaders gathered in the Mauritanian capital on Monday for the final day of a summit overshadowed by security issues after jihadist rebels hammered two f...
Deaths surpass 1,000 this year after surge in attempts to cross MediterraneanMore than 1,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean this year sailing from Libya to Europe, with a rush in the past few days to beat an anticipated crackdown by the European Union, the Internatio...
Leftist ‘AMLO’ sweeps to Mexican presidencyAnti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swept to victory in Mexico’s presidential election Sunday, in a political sea change driven by voters’ anger over endemic corruption and brutal v...
Amid surging violence, some Mexicans choose asylum over votingAs millions of Mexicans lined up on Sunday to vote in the country’s largest election in history, others were huddled at the door to the United States, fleeing violence and bereft of hope that a new go...
Lithuanians seek identity in their pagan rootsDancing around a blazing fire with garlands of wildflowers in their hair, members of Lithuania’s Romuva neo-pagan community mark the summer solstice, as the Baltic state undergoes a revival of its pre...
Merkel rebels vow last-ditch bid for migrant dealGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition faced an uncertain future Monday, as her hardline conservative Bavarian allies vowed a final attempt at a deal on migrant policy after she was unmove...
US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear programme within a year: BoltonWhite House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea’s weapons programmes could be dismantled within a year, as the United States and North Korea resume...
Five more beaten to death in India lynchingsIndian police said Monday they have arrested 23 people after five men were bludgeoned to death by a crazed mob in yet another horrific lynching to rock the country. Local media estimate more than 25 p...
Portugal, the European country that wants more migrantsUnlike most European nations, who are trying to reduce the influx of migrants, Portugal is bucking the trend by looking to immigration as a way to counter its declining population. “We need more immig...
Indonesia ‘anti-LGBT abuses’ fuel HIV cases: Human Rights WatchA crackdown on Indonesia’s LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. Conservative politici...
Delivering the grimmest news of all — ‘Your loved one is dead’Seventeen years after Detective Kevin Green first delivered the grim news that a loved one had been killed, the day is still vivid in his mind. “I remember distinctly it was a Saturday, and it was aro...
‘Bag rage’ as Australia supermarkets impose plastic banDozens of supermarket staff have suffered abuse as two major Australian grocery chains struggled to impose a ban on single-use plastic bags, with one irate customer putting his hands around a shop ass...
Myanmar judge to decide next week if Reuters pair will face trialTwo Reuters reporters accused of breaching a draconian secrecy law in Myanmar will find out next week whether they will face a full trial, after lawyers delivered closing statements on Monday. Wa Lone...
Expect a hot July 4 as heatwave sizzles US Midwest, East CoastSweltering temperatures flirting with 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) will blister parts of the US Midwest and East Coast on Monday and sizzle at least through the Independence Day holiday on Wedn...
Four hospitalised, police eye more arrests after Portland clashesClashes between anti-fascist and right-wing militants in Portland, Oregon on Saturday sent four people to the hospital including a police officer and led to at least four arrests, authorities said. Po...