Kim Jong Un invites S Korea’s Moon to PyongyangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited the South's President Moon Jae-in for a summit in Pyongyang Saturday, Seoul said, even as the US warned against falling for Pyongyang's Olympic charm offensive....
Second White House aide resigns over domestic abuse claimsA second White House staffer in a week resigned Friday over domestic abuse claims, in a widening scandal that called into question the president's judgment and tainted his chief of staff John Kelly an...
Critics in Merkel’s conservatives vow to block coalition projectsBERLIN: The business wing of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Saturday vowed to block certain projects included in this week's coalition agreement with the Social Democrats (SPD), as tensio...
‘Large-scale’ Israeli raids hit Iranian targets in SyriaIsrael struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria on Saturday after an Israeli fighter jet crashed under fire from Syrian air defences, the military said. The confrontation was the most se...
Trump blocks release of Democratic memo on Russia probePresident Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe. In a letter to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee Friday, White...
UN Security Council considers demanding 30-day Syria truceThe UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for urgent deliveries of humanitarian aid, according to the text seen by AFP on Friday. Sweden...
US Navy probes alleged drug use by sailors in JapanThe US Navy said Saturday it was probing sailors at a base in Japan over alleged drug use and vowed no tolerance for any misconduct. "Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is investigating Yokos...
Evangelical holds double-digit lead ahead of Costa Rica election runoffSAN JOSE: Evangelical Christian Fabricio Alvarado Munoz has a lead of more than 14 points over his center-left rival ahead of Costa Rica's second-round presidential election, according to a poll publi...
Tough Turkey talks await Tillerson: officialsUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faces "difficult" talks next week with NATO ally Turkey on Syria and human rights, his delegation said Friday before a regional tour. Late last month, Ankara began...
Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit West BankNarendra Modi on Saturday became the first Indian prime minister to visit the occupied West Bank where he held talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as part of a Middle East tour. The visit, w...
Death in Afghanistan or bitter life in Pakistan: refugees’ choiceDeath awaits you in Afghanistan, says refugee Mohammad Wali, insisting he prefers to endure a grim existence in a Pakistani camp than return home and be killed. Islamabad has increasingly put Afghan r...
Missing bookseller hits out at SwedenBEIJING: A detained Swedish bookseller at the center of an escalating row between Western governments and Beijing has accused Sweden of using him as a "chess piece" in a media appearance arranged by C...
Indian bourses to stop licensing index, stock prices to foreign exchangesMUMBAI: India's three main stocks exchanges said on Friday they would stop licensing their indexes and securities or providing data to foreign exchanges, saying such agreements had led trading to migr...
Reuters report on Myanmar massacre brings calls for independent probeA Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar prompted a demand from Washington for a credible probe into the bloodshed there and calls for the release of two journalists who...
Facebook runs into lawsuit over Cambodian politicsPHNOM PENH: Former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy has filed a legal case in the United States to get Facebook to release information on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s use of the social media platfor...
Taiwan earthquake toll rises to 14 dead TAIPEI: Search and rescue workers found the bodies of two people believed to be members of a Chinese family trapped in a partially collapsed hotel in Taiwan on Saturday, bringing the death toll...