EU raises concerns with Suu Kyi over detention of Reuters reportersYANGON: The European Union’s envoy to Myanmar has raised concerns about the arrest of two Reuters journalists in a letter to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, describing the situation as “seriou...
US sets deadline for 200,000 Salvadorans to leaveThe US government announced Monday the end of a special protected status for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants, a move that threatens with deportation tens of thousands of well-established families...
Powerful California storm floods roads, loosens hillsidesLOS ANGELES: Heavy rains pounding Southern California for a second day caused flooding and loosened hillsides as officials in fire-ravaged communities warned people to stay off roads over fears of des...
Case against Palestinian teen spotlights her activist familyNABI SALEH: Israel's hard-charging prosecution of a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who slapped and kicked two Israeli soldiers has trained a spotlight on her activist family and its role in what Palesti...
Thai foreign minister says fugitive former PM Yingluck in LondonBANGKOK: Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country to avoid being jailed over a rice subsidy scheme that lost billions of dollars, is in Britain, Thailand's foreign mi...
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system: KhameneiBEIRUT: Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday. Comment...
Macron urges China, EU to avoid pitfalls of protectionismBEIJING: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday offered to open up France to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to Chinese markets for French companies, warning that existing trade imbala...
— wins Chinese fans with Mandarin lessonA behind-the-scenes video of French President Emmanuel Macron wrestling with the Mandarin pronunciation of his climate change slogan "Make our planet great again" has delighted Chinese social media. T...
Protesters demand Nepal chief justice’s resignationKATHMANDU: Residents in Nepal capital Kathmandu staged a protest on Tuesday morning, during which they demanded the resignation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli. The protest against the c...
Canada eyes potential wave of Salvadoran migrants from USCanada said Monday it would be prepared for a possible wave of Salvadoran asylum seekers crossing its borders after the United States announced it would drop special protections affecting some 200,000...
S Korea to stick with Japan ‘comfort women’ dealSouth Korea will not seek to renegotiate a deal with Japan on wartime sex slavery, it said Tuesday, despite new President Moon Jae-In saying on the campaign trail he "could not accept" the agreement....
Israeli air strikes, rockets hit Syria: Syrian armyThe Israeli army overnight carried out air strikes and fired rockets at targets in Syria, causing damage near a "military position", the Syrian army said in a statement on Tuesday. The Israeli air for...
Singapore arrests 17 suspected in Shell oil heistSINGAPORE: Singapore police have arrested 17 men suspected of involvement in stealing oil from the largest Shell refinery in the world. Police said Tuesday that they also seized $2.3 million and an oi...