After Idlib deal, Turkey faces tough task to oust jihadistsA Russia-Turkey deal may have stopped a regime assault on Syria's Idlib for now, but analysts are sceptical that rebel backer Ankara can impose it on the jihadists who dominate the area. Under the agr...
Drivers see red over Oslo’s green ‘war on cars’Determined to go green, Oslo is slowly but surely ridding its city centre of motorists, angering some who say the "war on cars" is putting the brakes on individual freedoms. "We have to give the city...
Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces new sexual misconduct claimDonald Trump's embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was hit by a second accusation of sexual misconduct Sunday, leaving Republicans scrambling to save a confirmation that until recently had...
All eyes on Maldives strongman after shock election defeatVoters in the Maldives were watching nervously for President Abdulla Yameen's next move on Monday after the China-friendly strongman suffered a surprise election defeat, prompting celebrations but als...
EU palm oil ban sows bitter seeds for Southeast Asian farmersIndonesian palm oil farmer Kawal Surbakti says his livelihood is under attack, but the threat is not from insects or hungry orangutans eating his prized crop. Half a world away, the European Parliamen...
Among leaders making UN debut: a new mother with baby in towAt the United Nations this week, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has to contend with some daunting challenges - her debut before world leaders and the sleep schedule of her 3-month-old baby....
Sydney breaks ground on new airportSydney-bound holidaymakers will soon have more options to reach Australia's largest city, which on Monday broke ground on a new US$3.6 billion airport. "Western Sydney Airport" is scheduled to open in...
Support for Australian government edges higher but voter anger remainsSupport for Australia's centre-right government edged higher over the past fortnight, a widely watched opinion poll showed on Monday, but voter anger over a leadership coup suggests the government sti...
South African villagers tap into trend for ‘superfood’ baobabFrom before dawn, 54-year-old grandmother Annah Muvhali weaves between baobab trees that loom over her rural South African home, collecting fruit that enthusiasts worldwide hail as a "superfood". Abou...
Cuba’s new president makes first trip to old Cold War foe United StatesCuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived in New York on Sunday for his first trip to the United States, where he will denounce the decades-old US trade embargo on his country at the UN General...
Panama revokes registration of last migrant rescue ship in central MedThe Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future unles...
German coalition avoids split with solution to spymaster crisisChancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition resolved a dispute over Germany's scandal-tainted spymaster on Sunday, ending a crisis that had prompted concerns the six-month-old government could fall ap...