China, Malaysia sign MOU on bilateral currency swap agreement: Reuters witness

2018/08/20 03:29:30

China and Malaysia signed a memorandum of understanding on a bilateral currency swap agreement on Mo...

Muslims begin annual haj pilgrimage amid heavy rains

2018/08/20 02:02:51

As more than 2 million pilgrims from around the world braved stormy weather in Saudi Arabia on Sunda...

Australian PM Turnbull plays down risk of leadership challenge

2018/08/20 00:51:40

Embattled Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull played down speculation on Monday of an imminent...

Britain to stop some aid for Syrian opposition in rebel-held areas

2018/08/19 23:59:26

The UK government said on Monday it was ending funding for some aid programs in rebel-held areas of ...

Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador's passport rules and cross border

2018/08/19 21:49:31

Dozens of furious Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic misery in Venezuela for a new life elsewhere ...

Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban

2018/08/19 20:17:37

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the ...

Pompeo says 'time for peace' as Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban

2018/08/19 19:46:06

The United States is ready to support and facilitate direct peace talks between the Afghan governmen...

Rain abates in India's flood-hit Kerala, fears of disease in camps

2018/08/19 05:56:13

A deluge in India's flood-stricken southwestern state of Kerala finally let up on Sunday, giving som...

Korean families separated by war to reunite briefly after 65 years

2018/08/20 02:21:25

Some 180 families torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean War will be temporarily reunited in North Korea s...

Australian PM under pressure as voter support slides

2018/08/20 00:52:13

Voter support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull crashed to its lowest level since Decem...

U.S. Catholics 'sickened' by sex abuse report, stand by their faith

2018/08/20 00:05:35

Many churchgoers said they were sickened and saddened by a grand jury report detailing widespread se...

Tense calm on Brazil-Venezuelan border after anti-immigrant riot

2018/08/19 22:38:19

Fearful Venezuelan immigrants lined up in smaller numbers to enter Brazil on Sunday at the only bord...

At least 19 killed by Islamists in northeast Nigeria - survivor

2018/08/19 21:04:49

At least 19 people were killed in an Islamist militant attack on a village in northeast Nigeria in t...

New Pakistan PM Khan calls for austerity; wants bullet-proof cars sold

2018/08/19 20:01:32

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Sunday for the rich to start paying taxes and sai...

Factbox: Tributes laud Annan as man of peace and champion of rights

2018/08/19 06:03:14

Leaders around the world paid tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Pri...