Nigerian military frees editor held over Boko Haram article

2019/01/09 11:53:00

Nigeria's military has released an editor two days after detaining him over an article about a plann...

Pro-EU lawmakers try to speed UK government's plan B on Brexit

2019/01/09 11:47:11

Several pro-EU lawmakers mounted a bid on Wednesday to force Britain's government to return to parli...

North Korea leader visits China after warning of alternate path to U.S. talks

2019/01/08 06:36:44

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping,...

U.N. refugee agency interviews Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand

2019/01/08 06:22:54

The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday said it was investigating the case of an 18-year-old Saudi woman ...

India's Supreme Court clears reopening of Vedanta's copper smelter

2019/01/08 06:12:42

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Vedanta to reopen its south Indian copper smelt...

'They will kill me': Saudi woman to seek asylum after fleeing family to Thailand

2019/01/08 05:22:31

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family and barricaded herself inside a Bangkok airport hotel...

Indonesia to resume search for crashed Lion Air jet's cockpit voice recorder

2019/01/08 03:25:56

Indonesia will launch a renewed search effort as early as Tuesday to find the cockpit voice recorder...

Guatemala to shut down U.N. anti-corruption body early

2019/01/08 02:23:31

Guatemala notified the United Nations it was terminating a U.N.-backed anti-graft commission on Tues...

Afghanistan says end to war a 'dream' without Taliban talking to government

2019/01/09 11:51:00

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Wednesday that the Taliban's refusal to involve the...

Exclusive: New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

2019/01/09 11:47:02

The U.S. case against the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies, who was arrested i...

India's top court reinstates head of FBI-style police agency in blow to government

2019/01/08 06:30:13

India's highest court ordered the reinstatement of the head of the country's top crime fighting bure...

Afghan Taliban, U.S. to sit down to peace talks on Wednesday: sources

2019/01/08 06:15:38

Afghan Taliban representatives and U.S. officials will sit down to two days of peace talks on Wednes...

Oil tanker fire in Hong Kong waters kills one, rescue going on

2019/01/08 05:51:40

An oil tanker caught fire in Hong Kong's southern waters on Tuesday, killing one crew member while a...

Saudi Arabia denies requesting extradition of woman in Thailand: embassy

2019/01/08 05:21:06

Saudi Arabia's embassy in Thailand has denied reports that Riyadh had requested the extradition of a...

Myanmar's civilian, military leaders meet, vow to "crush" Rakhine rebels

2019/01/08 02:58:26

Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi discussed insurgent attacks on Myanmar police on Monday i...