New Zealand lawmaker accuses opposition leader of corruptionNew Zealand's conservative opposition party was in turmoil Tuesday after one of its own lawmakers accused leader Simon Bridges of corruption for hiding a donation from a wealthy Chinese businessman. J...
Climate change cited in dwindling of Puerto Rico insectsWASHINGTON: After bees and birds, insects and other arthropods have also suffered massive losses, a study from a Puerto Rico forest published on Monday showed, citing the impact of climate change. Mea...
Two Koreas, UN Command wrap up first session of talks on disarming borderNorth and South Korea held their first three-way talks with the United Nations Command (UNC) on Tuesday to discuss ways to demilitarise the border as the neighbours push for peace, Seoul's defence min...
Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro holds commanding leadThe momentum is squarely behind Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, according to the latest polls, with just a dozen days to go before the run-off vote against leftist rival Fer...
Maldives court rejects Yameen’s secret witnessesThe Maldives' top court rejected on Tuesday three "secret" witnesses offered by President Abdulla Yameen in his petition to have his September election defeat annulled, in what is likely a major blow...
War drills on school curriculum in eastern UkraineHuddled in a basement, dozens of children cover their heads with their hands, practising what to do if their school comes under attack in eastern Ukraine's war. In a conflict that has claimed more tha...
Pompeo meets Saudi king over Khashoggi case, Turks to search consul’s residenceUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday to discuss the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish police prepared to search the Saudi consul's re...
Bulgaria urged to save communist-era architectural ‘masterpiece’Perched like a vast flying saucer on a central Bulgarian mountainside, Buzludzha is a brutalist concrete monument that was built to glorify communism nearly 40 years ago. The striking circular buildin...
UN rights chief urges waiving of immunity in Khashoggi caseUN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Tuesday to reveal everything they know about the disappearance and possible murder of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi an...
Under growing EU pressure, May meets her ministers on BrexitBritish Prime Minister Theresa May will discuss Brexit with her ministers on Tuesday, under pressure to rethink her plans from both some members of her Conservative Party and the European Union. A day...
Police on high alert ahead of Indian temple opening to womenIndia deployed hundreds of police Tuesday in southern Kerala state where protesters have threatened to stop women from entering a Hindu temple, despite a court ruling they can pray there. India's Supr...
US judge tosses out Stormy Daniels defamation suit against TrumpPresident Donald Trump scored a legal victory Monday against porn star Stormy Daniels when a federal US judge rejected her defamation suit against him. Daniels — whose real name is Stephanie Clifford...
‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to voteFrom a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to risk their lives for democracy. Nearly nine million peop...
Macron reshuffles cabinet hoping to a draw line under turbulent few monthsFrench President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Tuesday, naming the head of his ruling party to the sensitive post of interior minister and maintaining a left-right balance as he builds...
German journalist to fight for acquittal in Turkish courtA German journalist charged by Turkey with publishing terrorist propaganda and membership of a terrorist group said she would appear in an Istanbul court on Tuesday to seek her acquittal, a move she s...
Syrians search for IS captives a year after caliphate crumblesWhen the Islamic State group lost its Syrian bastion Raqa last year, Amani hoped to finally uncover what happened to her husband who had vanished in the jihadists' prisons. But with many IS jails dest...
Court awards damages to S Korea president for ‘communist’ slurA former government official who called South Korean President Moon Jae-in a pro-North "communist" was ordered to pay 10 million won ($8,890) in damages, a court in Seoul ordered Tuesday. Former publi...
Taliban kill 7 policemen in country’s north: Afghan officialAn Afghan official says a Taliban attack on a security outpost in northern Samangan province has killed seven policemen, including a deputy provincial police chief. The provincial governor, Abdul Lati...