US toughens stance on Iran, lists sweeping demandsThe United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes -- from dropping its nuclear programme to pulling out of the Syrian civil war -- or face severe economic sanctions as the Trump administ...
Google pushes artificial intelligence for upgraded news appFor its updated news application, Google is doubling down on the use of artificial intelligence as part of an effort to weed our disinformation and help users get viewpoints beyond their own "filter b...
Spain acts to maintain direct rule on CataloniaSpain acted to maintain direct rule on Catalonia on Monday after the government objected to the choice of councillors by fervent separatist leader Quim Torra who has vowed to recreate the administrati...
New death in DR Congo Ebola outbreak – toll at 26The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 26 after a person died in the northwest city of Mbandaka, Health Minister Oly Ilunga said on Monday. "A death wa...
Italian populists name pick for PMThe leaders of Italy's anti-establishment and far-right parties on Monday proposed little-known lawyer Giuseppe Conte as prime minister of a nascent populist coalition government. Conte, 54, was propo...
Poor Venezuelans crowd pro-Maduro stations in hope of vote ‘prize’Poor Venezuelans scanned state-issued “fatherland cards” at red tents after voting on Sunday in hope of receiving a prize promised by President Nicolas Maduro, a practice opponents said was akin to vo...
Venezuela’s Maduro re-elected amid outcry over voteVenezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro won a new six-year term on Sunday, but his main rivals disavowed the election alleging massive irregularities in a process critics decried as a farce propping...
Nearly a year since fall of Iraq’s Mosul, hunt for bodies goes onAtop an enormous mound of rubble under blistering sun in Iraq’s second city Mosul, fire crews and police chip away at a grim but vital task. Some 10 months after dislodging the Islamic State group, th...
More IS fighters leave Damascus district: monitorA second batch of fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group left their final Damascus stronghold overnight, a monitor said Monday, bringing the Syrian regime closer to a major milestone. The gove...
Mexican rivals attack leftist in second debate, Trump hovers over exchangesThe chasing pack of Mexican presidential candidates attacked front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in a second televised debate on Sunday without landing major blows in exchanges that often returne...
Vanuatu to permanently evacuate volcanic islandEntire communities living under the shadow of a smouldering volcano on an island in Vanuatu will be permanently relocated to another island from next week, the Pacific nation’s government has decided....
Dangerous ‘laze’ forms as Hawaii volcano lava reaches oceanAuthorities in Hawaii have warned of dangerous “laze” fumes as molten lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano reached the Pacific Ocean. Two lava flows “reached the ocean along the southeast Puna coast...
Spurned advances provoked Texas school shooting, victim’s mother saysA teenage boy charged with fatally shooting eight students and two teachers during a gun rampage at a Houston-area high school had been spurned by one of his victims after making aggressive advances,...
Moon enters talks with Trump with driver’s seat at stakeFor a few months, everything seemed to be clicking for South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he pieced together crucial nuclear negotiations between the US and North Korea following a year of intense...
In North Korea nuke site closing, spectacle trumps substanceForeign journalists will be allowed to journey deep into the mountains of North Korea this week to observe the closing of the country’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a much-touted display of goodwil...
China launches relay satellite to explore Moon’s far sideChina launched a relay satellite early Monday to set up a communication link between Earth and the planned Chang'e-4 lunar probe that will explore the Moon's mysterious far side. The satellite was car...
Malaysia in suspense ahead of Najib’s visit to anti-graft agencyAmid mounting suspense in Malaysia, former leader Najib Razak is expected to give a statement to an anti-graft agency on Tuesday explaining what he knew about $10.6 million transferred into his bank a...
Taliban warn Kabul residents to ‘keep away’ ahead of attacksThe Taliban warned Kabul residents Monday to avoid “military centres” in the heavily fortified city, saying they are planning more attacks in the capital where civilians have long taken the brunt of t...