When a text can trigger a lynching: WhatsApp struggles with incendiary messages in IndiaA WhatsApp text circulating in some districts of India’s central Madhya Pradesh state helped to inflame a mob of 50-60 villagers into savagely beating up two innocent men last week on suspicion that t...
Koreas mark war anniversary in mood of detente, North drops anti-US rhetoricThe two Koreas Monday marked their war anniversary in a mood of detente, with Pyongyang dropping its customary anti-US rhetoric and Seoul saying talks have begun on moving the North’s artillery back f...
Turkey’s Erdogan fetes poll triumph, opposition troubledPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday celebrated winning five more years in office with sweeping new powers after a decisive election victory, as Turkey’s opposition raised bitter questions over th...
Migrants who ‘invade’ US have no right to due process, says TrumpUS President Donald Trump on Sunday said migrants who “invade” the US should be deprived of legal due process, reinforcing his hardline stand despite an about-face on family separations that has seen...
Nicaragua’s unlikely opposition faces rocky road to defeat OrtegaLesther Aleman, a lanky and bespectacled 20-year-old student, had never taken part in a protest until April when he became the public face of a revolt that has shaken the rule of Nicaraguan President...
Migrants ‘knock at front door’ for asylum after Trump crackdownMore Mexicans and Central Americans are lining up to make asylum requests at the US-Mexico border as word spreads of a US crackdown on families crossing illegally and the threat of brutal gangs lying...
Support for Japan PM Abe rises, boosting shot at historic tenurePrime Minister Shinzo Abe’s support rose 10 points to outstrip his disapproval rating for the first time since February, a survey showed on Monday, boosting his chance of weathering a series of scanda...
Malaysian PM revives age-old water row with SingaporeMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday he wants to renegotiate a “ridiculous” water supply agreement with Singapore, the latest sign of fraying ties between the neighbours since last mo...
Donations,volunteering surge at border asylum-seeker centreOne by one, around Father’s Day, the surge of Amazon boxes containing shirts, pants, underwear and many other items began arriving at an asylum-seeker rest center in the border town of McAllen, Texas....
Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast: navyLibya’s coastguard has rescued nearly 1,000 migrants who were on boats in distress in the Mediterranean on their way to Europe, the navy said on Monday. Three separate operations took place on Sunday...
Australia’s Turnbull faces setback after lawmakers target corporate tax cutAustralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a fresh blow in parliament this week, with the Senate poised on Monday to reject his government’s plans for a corporate tax cut after several independe...
France won’t take any lessons from Rome on immigration,says ministerFrance’s minister for European affairs said international law obliged Italy to let the stranded migrant rescue vessel Lifeline dock in an Italian port and that Rome was in no position to tell Paris ho...