Lam hopes withdrawal will solve HK crisis
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday (September 5) she hopes the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill and other measures will help...
At least 30 injured after collision of train and truck in Japan’s Yokohama
An express train and a truck collided in Japan’s second-largest city of Yokohama on Thursday, train operator Keikyu Corp said, with fire officials confirming that...
Beijing offers development fund if Solomon Islands breaks ties with Taiwan: government
China is offering to bankroll a development fund for the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific if it switches diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing,...
Hong Kong leader says China backs her ‘all the way’
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China “understands, respects and supports” her government’s move to formally withdraw an extradition bill, part of...
Sharpie-gate? Trump shows apparently altered Dorian map
U.S. President Donald Trump showed a map of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path on Wednesday that appeared to have been altered with a Sharpie pen to...
New Zealand government announces plan to clean up dirty waters
New Zealand on Thursday announced plans to protect its waterways following widespread criticism that industrial farming and excessive tourism were polluting its lakes and rivers,...
Nissan probe finds CEO Saikawa, other executives overpaid: source
Nissan Motor Co was embroiled in another scandal over executive pay on Thursday after Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa admitted to being overpaid in violation of...
Nissan CEO, others received excess compensation in violation of rules: source
An internal probe at Nissan Motor Co has determined that Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa and multiple other executives had received excess stock performance-related compensation in...
Pasta-loving Berrettini hungry for U.S. Open success
There has been no shortage of talk at the U.S. Open about where the challenge to the domination of the Big Three of Novak Djokovic,...
About 30 injured after train collides with truck in Yokohama: officials
A train collided with a truck in Japan’s second-largest city of Yokohama on Thursday, train operator Keikyu Corp said and the city’s fire department confirmed...