Hong Kong: Sri Lankan refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong have been targeted by agents from their home country,...
Hong Kong: Sri Lankan refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong have been targeted by agents from their home country,...
Manila: Philippine drug war critic Leila de Lima was a highly paid lawyer who switched focus mid-career to human rights, a decision that...
London: Britain’s ailing Labour party was battling yesterday to avoid defeat in two parliamentary by-elections, fighting off UKIP in one Brexit bastion and...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow's goal in Syria was to "stabilise the legitimate authority" and strike a "decisive blow"...
Palma, Spain: The brother-in-law of Spain’s King, who was handed six years and three months in jail for syphoning off millions, will remain...
Paris: Hundreds of French high-school students staged an unauthorised anti-police rally yesterday, blocking the entrances to a dozen schools in Paris in the...
London: One person was killed by falling debris yesterday as Storm Doris slammed into the British Isles, also causing flight disruptions at Europe’s...
Washington: US President Donald Trump told about two dozen chief executives of major US companies yesterday he plans to bring millions of jobs...
Cannon Ball, North Dakota: Police in full riot gear began arresting Dakota Access pipeline opponents who remained in a protest camp in North...
Brussels: EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker assured Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny yesterday that his negotiators would push to protect Ireland’s interests around...
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates announced yesterday it signed contracts worth a total of more than $5bn to purchase weaponry during its...
Baghdad: Iraqi forces backed by the US-led international coalition fought their way yesterday into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto...
Kano: Two German archaeologists have been kidnapped in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, police said yesterday, stoking fears of more abductions in a region...
Jerusalem: Israeli police said they had closed a private Palestinian school in annexed east Jerusalem, accusing its officials of belonging to the Islamist...
Abuja: Nigeria yesterday said it had summoned South Africa's top diplomat to register its fears about a fresh wave of violence against immigrants...
Goma: Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a...
Yemeni government forces made gains around the Red Sea coastal town of Mokha in heavy fighting overnight as they rebuffed a rebel counter-offensive,...
