Thai junta chief ‘review’ imperils King Power duty-free monopolyThailand's junta chief warned against the "monopolisation" of the country's airport duty-free sector on Thursday, ordering a review of the bidding process that could threaten the multi-billion-dollar...
North Korea may suspend nuclear talks with ‘gangster-like’ US: diplomatNorth Korea is considering suspending talks with the United States and may rethink a ban on missile and nuclear tests unless Washington makes concessions, news reports from the North's capital on Frid...
Vietnamese woman in N Korea murder case loses bid for releaseA Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother lost her bid for immediate release Thursday as Malaysian authorities refused to drop a murder charge, days after he...
Australia won’t risk lives returning Daesh refugees from SyriaAustralia’s prime minister said on Thursday he won’t put officials in danger by retrieving extremists from the Middle East after an Australian Daesh group widow asked to bring her children home from a...
War-displaced Ukrainians struggle to get their voteNatalya Nikitchenko was forced to flee the war in eastern Ukraine: now, like more than a million others, she is battling to get her vote in this month's presidential election. Sitting in the gloomy sh...
Over 100 Malaysian schools shut as hundreds of people fall ill from toxic waste dumpOver 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said. A truck is believed to hav...
Nicaruaguan government, opposition agree to resume talksNicaragua's government and opposition agreed Wednesday to resume negotiations on ending the country's long-running political crisis after authorities pledged to release some protesters detained during...
Palestinian president slams US dropping ‘occupied’ in reportA spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has criticised a US move to no longer refer to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as occupied territories in its annual human rights report....
Egypt boosts compulsory drug tests after train crash that killed 25School bus drivers, rail workers and university students in Egypt face more compulsory drug tests in the wake of last month’s deadly train crash at in Cairo. Nearly 30 school bus drivers are being pro...
Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs inSudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has bound himself more tightly to the country’s military and refuses to bow to the demands of street protesters who for over three months now have been calling for th...
Saudi women activists on trial after a year in detentionTen Saudi women appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since being detained last year in a sweeping crackdown on activists, ratcheting up scrutiny of the kingdom's human rights record. The tri...
Toxic air tears apart families in MongoliaIn the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees -- but warmth comes at a price: deadly pollution makes Ulaanbataar's air too toxic fo...
No-deal or delay? Votes leave Brexit in a limbo No dealAfter rejecting May's deal, British MPs voted on Wednesday not to simply leave the EU without a formal agreement -- the so-called "no-deal Brexit" -- although it still remains the default option. May...
‘Bar truck’ brings a bit of life back to French villagesThe traditional French cafe where people of all stripes have customarily met is becoming a rare sight in many villages, but a man with a van -- and a liquor licence -- is making the rounds to help rev...
Congo president frees several political prisoners, 700 othersCongo's new president, Felix Tshisekedi, pardoned three prominent political prisoners and 700 regular ones on Wednesday, state TV reported, a good will gesture signalling a break with a predecessor wh...
Assault on minister rattles New Zealand lawmakersA senior New Zealand government minister was assaulted in an early-morning street attack Thursday that left him with a black eye and shook up Wellington's normally laid-back political atmosphere. Gree...
Slovakia to vote for president in tough test for ruling partySlovaks vote for a new president on Saturday in a test the ruling populist party looks set to fail one year after the murder of a journalist sparked anti-government protests and plunged the EU member...