South Sudan hires U.S. lobbyists to help block war crimes court: contract

2019/04/29 19:29:32

South Sudan has hired U.S. lobbyists to help it reverse U.S. sanctions and stop the establishment of...

Bollywood stars, rich Indians vote in fourth phase of giant election

2019/04/29 05:11:49

Some of India's richest families, Bollywood stars and others voted early on Monday in Mumbai and els...

'Jilted bride': As South Korea marks peace summit, North stays aloof

2019/04/29 04:30:29

Along forest trails below a bare mountain peak that until last year was a vantage point for a North ...

How 'laid back' Sri Lanka became a soft target for Islamist strike

2019/04/29 03:13:18

A week ago, Sri Lankan tourist guide Ricky Costa was preparing for a typically easy Sunday ferrying ...

Sri Lanka raids headquarters of hardline Islamist group suspected in church bombings

2019/04/29 02:51:34

Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of a hardline Islamist group founded by the suspected ring...

Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

2019/04/29 02:49:07

As darkness fell in Sainthamaruthu village on Sri Lanka's east coast on Friday, troops and police pr...

Airline SAS cancels 1,200 more flights as pilot strike drags on

2019/04/29 02:13:57

Scandinavian airline SAS canceled more than 1,200 flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pilo...

Ugandan mum of multiple quadruplets struggles to provide for 38 kids

2019/04/29 01:39:08

Mariam Nabatanzi gave birth to twins a year after she was married off at the age of 12. Five more se...

Breaking from tradition, indigenous women lead fight for land rights in Brazil

2019/04/29 19:28:15

Brazil's indigenous women have been overturning tradition to step into the spotlight and lead an int...

Indonesia president says may reshuffle cabinet before second term

2019/04/29 04:56:40

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is considering reshuffling his cabinet before he is sworn in for a ...

Spain's Socialists on course to regain power but talks await

2019/04/29 03:15:18

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to regain power after his Socialists overcame a histo...

Pakistan says it is on the road to major change, but few are fully persuaded

2019/04/29 03:04:12

Something very significant is under way in Pakistan, the government in Islamabad would like you to b...

Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle

2019/04/29 02:51:34

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were k...

Sri Lankan police arrest three, seize grenades in Colombo raid

2019/04/29 02:32:11

Sri Lankan police arrested three people, and seized 21 locally made grenades and six swords, during ...

Two U.S. Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait

2019/04/29 02:09:06

The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday  as the Pentag...