Brazil plan to revamp Amazon Fund irks Norway, Germany: sources
Brazil’s right-wing government has run into resistance from key donors Norway and Germany over its plans to change management of the billion-dollar Amazon Fund aimed...
Mars invades: Jeff Wayne’s ‘The War of the Worlds’ goes interactive
Twenty-first-century Londoners will be transported back to the late 19th century of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” to join a fight for survival...
Spelling Bee sets record with eight champions
The Scripps National Spelling Bee had so many master spellers this year that judges ran out of challenging words and crowned eight winners. Ryan Brooks...
Kim Jong Un executes officials after failed Trump summit: report
North Korea executes its special envoy to the U.S. as well as foreign ministry officials involved with talks between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump...
S&P raises Indonesia’s rating to ‘BBB’ on strong economic prospects
Ratings agency S&P said on Friday it had raised Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB’, citing the country’s strong economic growth prospects and supportive policy...
South Korea ramps up disinfection to protect against North’s outbreak of African swine fever
South Korea will boost disinfection measures to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever from spreading to its pig herd, after the disease was found...
Hungary PM Orban seeks thorough probe into fatal boat accident
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he had asked for a thorough investigation into a boat accident on the Danube River in central...
‘Khan Market Gang’: India’s Modi mocks his elite adversaries
A tatty shopping center originally built to house refugees in the heart of New Delhi has become a handy symbol for Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Hungary’s Fidesz might join new grouping in European parliament: PM
Hungary’s Fidesz party could join a new grouping in the European parliament if staying in the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) does not line up...
North Korea executes envoy in a purge after failed U.S. summit: media
North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between...
