Xi makes high-stakes power play in move to subdue Hong Kong

2020/05/23 14:16:12

For Chinese leader Xi Jinping it is a high-stakes power play. His move to impose tough national secu...

Exclusive: U.S. accuses China of blocking U.S. flights, demands action

2020/05/23 12:57:52

The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. a...

Iran applauds weapons supply to Palestinians against 'tumor' Israel

2020/05/22 13:28:31

Iran's Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a "tumor" to be eliminated and hailed Tehran's s...

Czechs say epidemic under control; further lockdown easing on Monday

2020/05/22 13:27:12

Czech health authorities believe the spread of the new coronavirus is under control despite a tick-u...

Hong Kong leader expects pro-democracy protests to continue

2020/05/22 13:26:57

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday she did not expect pro-democracy protests that have been ...

Cyclone Amphan leaves thousands homeless in eastern India, Modi offers help

2020/05/22 13:16:30

Several thousand people have been left homeless after the most powerful cyclone in more than a decad...

U.S. condemns China's 'disastrous proposal' on Hong Kong: Pompeo

2020/05/22 13:07:52

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday rebuked China for its proposed national security legis...

At least one passenger survived Pakistan plane crash: government official

2020/05/22 13:05:47

At least one passenger survived the crash of a Pakistani airliner that went down on Friday in a resi...

Portuguese soak up the sun on first state-sanctioned beach weekend

2020/05/23 13:14:57

Surfboards, beach buckets and picnic baskets in tow, Portuguese flocked to the ocean in droves on Sa...

Ivanka Trump draws derision in India for praising migrant's hard journey home

2020/05/23 12:56:11

U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump's praise of an Indian teenager's bicycle ride home hundreds o...

Putin urges more testing as Russia's coronavirus death toll climbs

2020/05/22 13:28:03

President Vladimir Putin told officials on Friday to ramp up testing for the new coronavirus, but sa...

China's plans for security agencies in Hong Kong will 'silence city', activists say

2020/05/22 13:26:57

A Chinese proposal to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence age...

Britain will look at details for G7 summit next month: spokesman

2020/05/22 13:17:22

Britain will study the details of what President Donald Trump is proposing for a planned G7 summit n...

U.S. demands review of WHO's handling of pandemic starts now, seeks reforms

2020/05/22 13:08:42

The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to begin work immediately ...

Plane crashes in Pakistan with 99 on board, many feared dead

2020/05/22 13:06:29

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew crashed into a residential...