Indonesia pledges $40 billion to modernize Jakarta ahead of new capital: minister
The Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country’s capital, its planning minister said, pledging to spend $40 billion to...
South Korea’s top court orders review of ex-president Park’s graft case
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned part of a ruling that sent former President Park Geun-hye to prison on corruption charges, citing procedural problems....
Explainer: Deepening unrest in Indonesia’s Papua
Indonesia’s easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua on the island of New Guinea – collectively known as Papua – have been racked by civil...
Climate activists to fly drones at London Heathrow airport from September 13
British climate-change activists said they would fly toy drones at London’s Heathrow airport from Sept. 13, a step that is likely to ground all flights,...
Papua New Guinea may close Chinese-owned nickel plant after spill: regulator
A nickel processing plant owned by Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) that spilled mine waste into Papua New Guinea’s Basamuk Bay faces compensation claims and...
UBS appoints Iqbal Khan wealth management co-head
The world’s largest wealth manager UBS on Thursday appointed former Credit Suisse executive Iqbal Khan to co-lead its flagship business, replacing Martin Blessing....
U.S. jury indicts suspected Capital One hacker on wire fraud, data theft charges
A federal grand jury has indicted the suspected hacker who obtained personal information of over 100 million people in the Capital One Financial Corp data...
Death toll in Ukraine building collapse rises to eight: emergency services
The number of people killed in the collapse of an apartment building in western Ukraine rose sharply to eight, including one child, the Ukrainian state...
Amazon burning: Brazil reports highest forest fires since 2010
(This copy published on August 21, 2019, has been updated to correct to say fires highest since 2010 and removes reference to record.)...
Djokovic survives injury scare to advance at U.S. Open
Novak Djokovic’s U.S. Open title defense just got a little tougher on Wednesday as a recent shoulder issue flared up and nearly knocked the Serbian...