US judge orders separated families be reunitedA US judge has ordered that migrant families separated at the border with Mexico under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy be reunited within 30 days. For children under five, reunificati...
After protests, Iran’s Supreme leader calls for punishment of those who disrupt economic securityIran’s Supreme leader called on the judiciary to punish those "who disrupt economic security" on Wednesday, following protests earlier this week over the rial's collapse and the prospect of more hards...
States sue Trump over immigrant families as Congress quarrelsMore than a dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying President Donald Trump's order last week ending...
As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cashHuman rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs and programmes, and facing pressure to avoid criticism of Pyongyang as Seoul and Washi...
Ukraine says Russian hackers preparing massive strikeHackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create "back doors" for a large, coordinated attack, Ukraine's cyber police chief told Reuters on Tuesday. The hackers...
Democratic heavyweight loses in New York as Trump picks winAs Donald Trump's party came together, a 28-year-old liberal activist ousted top House Democrat Joe Crowley in the president's hometown Tuesday night, a stunning defeat that suddenly forced Democrats...
German coalition crisis talks fail to resolve migrant disputeGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition parties described their row on migrant policy as very serious after four hours of crisis talks on Tuesday night failed to defuse a dispute that threatens to...
Vote counting starts in Indonesia’s regional polls under tight securityIndonesian officials started counting votes after tens of millions cast their ballots in regional elections held across the world's third-largest democracy and biggest Muslim-majority country on Wedne...
N Korea still building at nuclear site: monitorNorth Korea is carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility, a monitor said on Wednesday, despite declaring a commitment to denuclearisation of the peninsula at the Singapore summi...
Malaysia values items seized from properties linked to former PM Najib at $275 millionMalaysian police said on Wednesday the total value of jewellery, handbags, watches and other items seized from premises linked to former prime minister Najib Razak totalled nearly $275 million. Author...
Child kidnap rumours spark five more Indian mob attacksIndian police urged people Wednesday not to believe false rumours on WhatsApp after five fresh attacks by crazed mobs left one woman dead and a dozen hurt. The assaults in the western state of Gujarat...
Cambodia says 50,000 observers to monitor July electionCambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) on Wednesday said 50,000 observers, including some from China, Myanmar and Singapore, will monitor a general election next month, which is widely expected...