German conservatives reject ‘US of Europe’ ahead of coalition talksBERLIN: Senior members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Saturday rejected the vision for a "United States of Europe" put forward by the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom they are...
Ukrainian author of Manafort op-ed says sought input to avoid errorsKIEV: The author of an article that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller believes Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort ghost-wrote in violation of a gag order said on Saturday he had sought inpu...
Teng bong! Minority languages on the rise in SingaporeKevin Martens Wong reels off sentences in Kristang, which is among several minority languages in Singapore enjoying a new lease of life after a decades-long drive to encourage the use of English and M...
North Korea’s African friends face test of loyaltyOld alliances between North Korea and several African nations forged at the height of the Cold War will not be swept away easily. While threats from the United States and UN sanctions have forced many...
US Fed to hike interest rates as Trump tax cut loomsThe US central bank is set to raise the benchmark interest rate this week, looking to get ahead of price increases that, though absent so far, are still expected to materialize. It would be the third...
India faces painful move to cleaner energySubedar Singh bears the scars of India's painful reliance on dirty power and its struggle to pay for the costly transition to the brave new world of solar and renewable electricity. Last year, the far...
Squaring circles: EU and Britain plot next Brexit chapterThe European Commission and the British government let out an audible sigh of relief on reaching Friday's historic Brexit divorce terms deal. Yet numerous questions remain on the future trade relation...
As winds relent, scorched California hopes for fire reliefBrutal winds that fueled southern California wildfires finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for a respite as the destructive toll of the blazes came into focus. After...
France caught in war with wolvesFurtive, wily and the animal of fairy tales, wolves fascinate nature lovers, but they raise fears among French sheep breeders who are trying to save their flocks. Amid debate in France on a future pol...
Trump attends civil rights museum opening; black leaders stay awayJACKSON: US President Donald Trump flew to Mississippi on Saturday to attend the opening of a civil rights museum, but his visit was marred by the absence of top African-American leaders who stayed aw...
Rouhani meeting wraps British FM’s ‘worthwhile’ Iran visitBritain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, wrapping up a "worthwhile" visit in which he pushed for the release of imprisoned dual nationals. In a ser...
Billionaire Guo Wengui wants regime change in BeijingFrom a luxury Manhattan apartment, Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui is plotting a "change of the regime" in Beijing and developing a new media platform with the aim of introducing democracy in the world...
French fighters appear with Islamic State in AfghanistanFrench and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the Islamic State group in northern Afghanistan where the militants have established new bases, multiple international...
PM will ‘stand up’ for Australia after China criticismPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will "stand up" for Australia, brushing aside Chinese criticism of new foreign interference laws as fears rise of overseas meddling in domestic institutions...
UN prosecutors seek to overturn radical Serb’s acquittalUN prosecutors will Wednesday seek to overturn a controversial acquittal in the case against firebrand Serb ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj, found not guilty last year of war crimes during the Balkan...
With foes absent, Venezuela’s socialists to gain from local voteCARACAS: Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party looked set to sweep Sunday's nationwide mayoral polls, deepening opposition splits and consolidating President Nicolas Maduro's position ahead of a likely 2...
McDonald’s Malaysia refutes Israel ties after boycott callsKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian franchise of McDonald's Corp said it was "disappointed" with calls on social media to boycott the fast food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation to the United State's r...
Bangladesh minister says wants to ‘wipe out’ Manila bank for heist roleDHAKA: Bangladesh's finance minister said late on Saturday he wanted to "wipe out" a Philippines bank that was used to channel $81 million stolen from the Bangladeshi central bank's account with the F...
Iran’s Rouhani sees major economic growth next yearIran's President Hassan Rouhani promised high economic growth as he laid out next year's budget on Sunday, despite uncertainty over whether the United States will pull out of the nuclear deal. Present...