Former Malaysian leader Najib grilled by anti-graft agencyFormer Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was grilled for more than four hours Tuesday over a corruption scandal that could lead to criminal charges against him, while the country's new anti-graft c...
Prodded by Trump, FBI to look into complaint about its 2016 tacticsThe Justice Department agreed on Monday to investigate “any irregularities” in FBI tactics related to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign after Trump questioned whether an FBI informant had been pl...
Erdogan hints Turkey may ban some Israeli goods because of Gaza violencePresident Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the killing of Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces on the Gaza border, media re...
Thai PM says wait until next year as protesters demand early electionsThai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha reiterated on Tuesday that a general election will take place in "early 2019 and no sooner" as hundreds of protesters marched in Bangkok to demand that a vote be...
Pollution turns white marble Taj Mahal yellow and greenIndia's white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world's eighth-most polluted city. One of the seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Ma...
Foreign media head to N Korea to see nuclear site destructionForeign journalists headed to North Korea on Tuesday to watch the promised destruction of its nuclear test site, a move seen as a goodwill gesture before a planned summit with the United States. Repor...
Swedes told to prepare for conflict in Cold War-style bookletSweden will send out instructions to its citizens next week on how to cope with an outbreak of war, as the country faces an assertive Russia across the Baltic Sea. The 20-page pamphlet titled “If Cris...
Malaysia anti-graft chief was ‘sent a bullet’ for investigating scandalThe head of Malaysia's anti-graft agency gave an explosive account on Tuesday of how witnesses disappeared and officers were purged and intimidated after they tried in 2015 to charge ex-premier Najib...
From Burkina to Zimbabwe, US aid cuts squeeze family planning servicesThe Marie Stopes Ladies who drive from village to village in the remote north of Burkina Faso offering free contraception, advice on family planning, sexual health and sometimes abortion, may have to...
Iraq court sentences Belgian jihadist to death for IS membershipAn Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced a Belgian jihadist, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for membership of the Islamic State group, an AFP journalist reported. Tarik Jad...
US reinforces East Asia ballistic missile defence as Trump-Kim summit nearsThe USS Milius, one of the US Navy's most advanced guided missile destroyers, arrived in Japan on Tuesday to reinforce defences against any ballistic missile attacks by North Korea, or anyone else in...
Israel says it is the first country to use US-made F-35 in combatIsrael is the first country to have used the US-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, the Israeli air force chief said on Tuesday in remarks carried by the military's official Twitter account. Local me...
Watchdog urges Russia world cup opening boycott over SyriaWorld leaders should boycott Russian President Vladimir Putin's VIP box at next month's World Cup opening unless he takes steps to protect Syrian civilians, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Russia, wh...
No timeframe for Palestinian president Abbas discharge: hospitalPalestinian president Mahmud Abbas remained in hospital for a third day Tuesday with pneumonia, with a hospital spokeswoman saying there was as yet no timeframe for his discharge. "He is doing fine bu...
Costly eczema injection also helps relieve severe asthma: studyAn injectable drug for the skin disorder eczema is also effective against severe asthma, a study released Monday said, pointing to broader uses for a costly class of drugs known as biologics. Dupiluma...
With capital ‘secure’, Syrians breathe sigh of reliefOutside Syria's famed Umayyad Mosque, Ibrahim Mehrez snapped a cellphone picture of his friends and posted it to Instagram, typing out an exultant caption: "Damascus is safe. Syria's alright". The you...
Italy sparks fears of new European crisisFears of a new European crisis grew Tuesday over Italy's incoming eurosceptic government, which has vowed to reject the Brussels austerity diet and to crack down on immigrants. Governments and markets...
Palestinians urge snap ICC probe into ‘Israeli war crimes’The Palestinian foreign minister on Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) "to open an immediate investigation" into allegations of war crimes and apartheid against the Palestinian p...
Rohingya refugee sent to PNG by Australia diesA Rohingya refugee from Myanmar died Tuesday after jumping from a bus on a remote Papua New Guinea island, almost five years after he was sent there by Australia, officials said. Canberra has sent asy...
Five dead in India from Nipah virus, dozens quarantinedA deadly virus carried by fruit bats has killed at least five people in southern India and more than 90 people are in quarantine, a top health official said Tuesday, AFP reported. “We can confirm that...
Saudi urged not to turn Iraq into ‘cold war’ front with IranSAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia should avoid turning Iraq into a “battleground in a cold war” with its regional rival Tehran, the International Crisis Group said on Tuesday. Iraq, located between Sunni-rul...
EU fears offer to US not enough to end trade rowThe EU's own top trade official warned Tuesday that the bloc's last-ditch bid to persuade US President Donald Trump to back off stiff tariffs on metals imports from Europe fell short of expectations i...