N Korea’s Kim oversees test of new weapon with ‘powerful warhead’North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has supervised the test-firing of a new tactical weapon with a “powerful warhead,” state media reported on Thursday, in the first test of its kind since nuclear negotiations...
Poppies bloom across Afghanistan as drought easesA vast field of towering white poppies sways gently in the breeze, silky petals sometimes tumbling to the ground, a visible marker of the resilience of Afghanistan's lucrative opium trade. The sight o...
Hatred of journalists turning to violence, watchdog warnsHatred of journalists whipped up by populist and authoritarian leaders is degenerating into violence across the world, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned Thursday. And the number of...
At least 29 killed in Madeira as tourist bus plunges off roadAt least 29 people, most of them German tourists, were killed and 27 others injured on Wednesday when their bus veered off a steep narrow road on the Portuguese island of Madeira, authorities said. Th...
Emperor Akihito pays last homage at Shinto shrine before abdicationJapanese Emperor Akihito made his last pilgrimage to the country's holiest Shinto shrine on Thursday, as people lined the route to catch a glimpse of the 85-year-old ahead of his abdication this month...
Strong quake hits east Taiwan, rattles buildings in capitalA strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s east coast Thursday afternoon, according to the island’s Central Weather Bureau. TV footage showed at least one landslide but there were no immediate...
Saudi court adjourns hearing in trial of women activistsA Saudi court on Wednesday postponed a hearing in the trial of 11 women activists which has drawn international censure, officials said, just days after campaigners reported a new crackdown on their s...
‘Masters of our destiny’: Myanmar’s Wa rebels in show of forceIt has a standing army of 25,000, manufactures its own guns and conscripts at least one member of each household -- meet the United Wa State Army: Communist, reclusive, China-backed rebels determined...
Ebola survivors comfort sick and frightened in Congo outbreakWearing a disposable gown and gloves for protection, Jeanine Masika cradles a 2-year-old Ebola patient and offers the listless toddler teaspoons of brown soup. Most health care workers need a surgical...
Hungry for change, Ukrainians set to elect comedian as next presidentUkrainians fed up with entrenched corruption and hungry for change are likely to elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no previous political experience, as their next president in a run-off vote...
US says Sudan’s new regime can exit terror list if progress madeThe United States is willing to remove Sudan from its blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism if its new military leaders take tangible steps, a US official said Tuesday. Sudanese officials have for...
Shelling kills at least two in Tripoli as powers divided over Haftar’s pushAt least two people were killed in heavy shelling in the Libyan capital Tripoli, an official said on Wednesday as Europe and the Gulf were divided over a push by eastern forces commander Khalifa Hafta...
New head of Algerian constitutional council namedInterim President Abdelkader Bensalah appointed a new head of Algeria’s Constitutional Council late Tuesday after the former chief quit under pressure from protesters. A statement from the presidency...
Deposed Bashir moved to Khartoum’s Kobar prisonSudan's deposed president Omar al-Bashir was moved to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum late on Tuesday, two family sources said. Bashir is being held under tight security in solitary confinement,...
Macron vows to rebuild a ‘more beautiful’ Notre-Dame in 5 yearsPresident Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame “even more beautifully” within five years, as all of France’s cathedrals prepared to ring their bells on Wednesday to mark 48 hours since the...
Moreno: Assange used to coordinate hackers from the embassyEcuador’s president on Tuesday accused Julian Assange of hosting numerous hackers at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to give them directions on how to propagate information on topics important to the...
India cancels poll in southern area over ‘vote buying’Indian election authorities have canceled voting in a southern region of the country after seizing more than 110 million rupees ($1.5 million) they believe was meant to influence the outcome, official...
FBI seeks woman ‘infatuated with Columbine’ in Colorado schools threatA young woman described as “infatuated” with the 1999 Columbine High School massacre was sought by the FBI in Colorado on Tuesday while authorities issued a security alert to Columbine and dozens of o...
Foxconn chairman announces bid for Taiwan presidencyThe boss of tech giant Foxconn said Wednesday he will be running for president of Taiwan — after securing the backing of a local sea goddess. Gou, who announced this week he was stepping back from fro...
New Zealand disarms police as terror threat level loweredNew Zealand police on Wednesday ended the routine arming of frontline officers as the terrorism threat level was lowered a month after the Christchurch mosques massacre. Police and security agencies r...
Italy’s Salvini claims terrorist presence on migrants boats from Libya ‘now a certainty’Chaos in Libya following General Khalifa Haftar’s offensive has increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said, adding that the count...