Canadian Consulate suspends travel to China for Hong Kong staff

2019/08/23 04:22:48

The Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong said on Friday it has suspended travel to mainland China for loc...

'People were hiding': Bangladesh bid to repatriate Rohingya stalls as refugees refuse

2019/08/23 03:41:01

An attempt to begin repatriating thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in camps in Bangladesh stalled...

South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid dispute over history

2019/08/23 03:34:20

South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift ...

Japan says ending intelligence pact shows South Korea fails to appreciate North Korean threat

2019/08/23 02:56:57

Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday South Korea's decision to end an intellige...

Chinese state media says fentanyl abuse is entirely U.S. responsibility

2019/08/23 00:57:51

Chinese state media on Friday hit back at claims by U.S. officials that China was failing to crack d...

Five people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert

2019/08/23 00:47:30

At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Th...

With forest wildfires raging, Bolivia seeks help from SuperTanker plane

2019/08/22 23:38:00

Bolivian firefighters are still trying to put out wildfires that have already burned more than 650,0...

Bolsonaro says criticism over Amazon interferes with Brazil's sovereignty

2019/08/22 22:54:08

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in a Facebook live broadcast on Thursday that countries that...

Hong Kong court extends restrictions on airport protesters: state TV

2019/08/23 04:22:27

Hong Kong's High Court on Friday extended an order restricting protesters at the city's internationa...

Two years on, a look at the Rohingya crisis

2019/08/23 03:41:01

This month marks the second anniversary of the fleeing of more than 730,000 Rohingya from Myanmar's ...

Japan PM reiterates that Tokyo wants South Korea to keep its promises, rebuild trust

2019/08/23 03:34:20

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday Japan still expects South Korea to keep its promises on the...

Victims of 'La Bestia,' Mexico's notorious migrant train, learn to walk again

2019/08/23 02:39:35

Twelve hours after he scrambled atop a boxcar on a freight train that hurtled through Mexico toward ...

Mexico again rejects 'safe third country' proposal by U.S. on migration

2019/08/23 00:56:29

Mexico reiterated its opposition to becoming a safe third country for asylum seekers, with the forei...

Australian state ends Chinese education program over foreign interference fears

2019/08/23 00:04:29

Australia's most populous state said it will ax a Chinese-funded education program that teaches Mand...

Ocean Viking rescue ship awaits port access in latest migrant standoff

2019/08/22 23:08:39

Two charities running rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea have said Italy has ignored requests ...