EU rebuffs British PM Johnson's Brexit gambit

2019/08/20 17:14:14

The European Union on Tuesday rebuffed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand that it reopen the Brex...

EU being a bit negative but we will get there on Brexit deal: UK PM Johnson

2019/08/20 17:09:34

The European Union is being "a big negative" about the prospects of reaching a Brexit deal but it ca...

France vows tight security to keep troublemakers far from G7 summit

2019/08/20 16:58:53

The French seaside resort of Biarritz will be transformed into more of a fortress than a surfers' pa...

Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to World Court

2019/08/20 16:42:49

Pakistan said on Tuesday it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Cour...

Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women: agency

2019/08/20 16:26:00

Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more contro...

Hong Kong readies for more mass protests after huge, peaceful rally

2019/08/19 03:15:12

Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government d...

Cathay Pacific shares rise 2.3 percent after CEO Hogg resigns

2019/08/19 01:52:23

Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways rose more than 2 percent early on Monday after CEO Rupert Hogg res...

Iranian tanker at center of standoff with West leaves Gibraltar, shipping data shows

2019/08/19 00:43:31

The Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West left Gibraltar on Sunday night, ...

Artists use street murals to change image of violent Caracas slum

2019/08/20 17:12:36

In the sprawling slum of Petare in the east of Venezuela's capital of Caracas, 31-year-old Fabian So...

Authorities make more arrests in Indian Kashmir to deter protests

2019/08/20 17:09:09

Security forces detained 30 people overnight in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, local offici...

Yemeni separatists extend control in south, Saudi-led forces strike capital

2019/08/20 16:51:30

Southern separatists seized most Yemeni government security and military bases near the port of Aden...

Brazilian police sniper kills Rio bus hijacker; no hostages hurt

2019/08/20 16:26:56

A police sniper in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday shot dead a man who had hijacked a bus on a bridge acro...

Malaysia court postpones biggest 1MDB trial involving ex-PM Najib

2019/08/19 03:16:45

A Malaysian court on Monday postponed for a week the biggest of five trials linked to a multi-billio...

Chinese police investigate FedEx package containing handgun

2019/08/19 02:38:15

Police in southeast China's Fujian province have launched an investigation after a FedEx parcel sent...

China's State Council calls for Shenzhen integration with Hong Kong, Macau

2019/08/19 01:30:56

China's State Council has called for greater development of the southern city of Shenzhen and the in...