Militia leader's bravado shows limits of Libya reforms

2018/12/13 06:14:25

For the United Nations, it was a chance to clip the wings of powerful armed groups who had held the ...

Defying Trump, U.S. Senate advances measure to end support for Saudis in Yemen

2018/12/13 05:32:29

In a rare break with President Donald Trump, the Senate voted on Wednesday to move ahead with a reso...

Canada warns U.S. not to politicize extradition cases

2018/12/13 05:16:35

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday warned the United States not to politicize ...

Number of journalists jailed for doing job near record high: report

2018/12/13 05:07:02

A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work, including two R...

Cambodia allows banned politicians to seek lifting of curbs

2018/12/13 04:23:45

Cambodia's parliament on Thursday amended the law to let banned politicians petition the government ...

In fear of the state: Bangladeshi journalists self-censor as election approaches

2018/12/13 03:29:41

With less than a month to go to a general election, many journalists in Bangladesh say they are livi...

Trump intervention comment may be gift to Huawei CFO

2018/12/13 03:08:02

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, released on bail on Tuesday to await a ruling on U.S. extradition at ...

French police hunt Strasbourg Christmas market attacker

2018/12/12 10:41:54

Security forces were searching across northeastern France on Wednesday for a gunman who killed two p...

U.N. chief joins Yemen peace talks as pressure builds for port deal

2018/12/13 05:54:31

The United Nations chief will join the final day of peace talks on Thursday between Yemen's warring ...

Turkish high speed train crash caused by collision with local train: official

2018/12/13 05:25:05

A Turkish high speed train crash in Ankara on Thursday morning was caused by a collision with a loca...

Chinese state media urges Canada to defy U.S., free Huawei executive

2018/12/13 05:16:35

Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou...

Israeli woman hurt in Palestinian attack loses baby, gunman killed

2018/12/13 04:25:02

A baby who was delivered prematurely to an Israeli woman wounded in a Palestinian drive-by shooting ...

Prominent Chinese pastor held on suspicion of inciting subversion

2018/12/13 04:18:35

A prominent church pastor in southwest China is being held by authorities on suspicion of inciting s...

Factbox: Bangladesh's broad media laws

2018/12/13 03:25:08

Bangladesh has some broad media laws to tackle issues ranging from defamation to fake news, and the ...

Canada frees CFO of China's Huawei on bail; Trump might intervene

2018/12/12 10:51:18

A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was granted bail by a Canadian ...