Typhoon winds hit Shanghai, disrupting flights and shipping

2018/07/22 11:41:28

Typhoon Ampil hit Chinese financial hub Shanghai around midday on Sunday, bringing heavy rainfall an...

Cambodia opposition says it has been 'cut off' in lead up to election

2018/07/22 10:36:27

In June last year, Khoeun Virath was elected as a commune councillor in the capital of Cambodia, but...

Israel to reopen Gaza terminal, extend fishing on Tuesday if quiet holds

2018/07/22 10:04:55

Israel will reopen Gaza's main commercial crossing and expand its fishing zone on Tuesday if a lull ...

Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza: Hamas

2018/07/21 08:32:20

Hamas said on Saturday it had agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes kill...

Poland pushes to replace Supreme Court judge who defied government

2018/07/21 05:29:55

The Polish parliament adopted rules on Friday to expedite the naming of a new Supreme Court chief un...

Hardworking Cambodian shoe maker has little time for politics

2018/07/21 04:53:03

Whoever wins Cambodia's general election next week, 27-year-old Khen Srey Touch knows only that she ...

Incoming Mexico leader blasts campaign fine as 'act of vengeance'

2018/07/21 01:55:39

Mexico's incoming president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday slammed a decision by the electora...

Colombia's Santos urges peace as FARC take seats in Congress

2018/07/21 01:14:12

Colombian former FARC guerrillas took their seats in Congress on Friday as part of an agreement that...

U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders

2018/07/22 10:39:42

By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed, Warren Strobel and John Walcott

Iran's Rouhani warns Trump about 'mother of all wars'

2018/07/22 10:16:52

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing host...

China's Xi offers fresh $295 million grant to Sri Lanka in push for dominance

2018/07/22 09:59:58

Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered Sri Lanka a fresh grant of 2 billion yuan ($295 million), a...

Muslim man beaten to death in India on suspicion of smuggling cows

2018/07/21 08:29:02

Suspected vigilantes on Saturday killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India, just 15 months ...

The town that doesn't vote: Pakistan's Ahmadis say forced to abstain

2018/07/21 05:27:20

There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its street...

Canada's immigration detention reviews stacked against detainees: audit

2018/07/21 02:11:43

Canada's immigration detention system relies on faulty information and is stacked against detainees,...

Hiding in Nicaragua, Ortega's battered opponents plan comeback

2018/07/21 01:17:15

For almost six hours, one of the leaders of the resistance to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega hid...