Stock futures higher as robust Chinese data eases growth worries
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after encouraging data from China allayed concerns of slowing global growth in the backdrop of an ongoing trade...
Malaysia defends move to extend license for rare earth firm Lynas
Malaysia’s government said on Wednesday its decision last month to extend a license for Australia’s Lynas Corp for processing rare earth minerals aimed to show...
Emirates’ Clark says won’t take new planes unless engines are truly ready
Emirates President Tim Clark said engine makers Rolls-Royce and GE must improve their reliability, saying the airline would not take new Airbus and Boeing planes...
Singapore starts countdown to elections, forms panel for constituencies
Singapore’s next general election could be just months away, with the government announcing on Wednesday that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had formed a panel...
Athletics: World champion Gatlin OK after hamstring scare
Reigning world 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin should be back training within the week after tests were negative for a possible hamstring injury, his manager...
Zombies disembark in Venice for film premiere
A horde of zombies disembarked at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday ahead of the world premiere of Simone Scafidi’s “Fulci for Fake”. Rough cut...
Tatiana Delaunay and Anders Hellstrom star in Andersson’s ‘About Endlessness’
Swedish director Roy Andersson premiered his latest work at the Venice Film Festival where, in 2014, he won its top Golden Lion Prize. Rough cut...
First official death in Indian Kashmir protests; Pakistan warns of seeds of war
A man has died in Indian Kashmir nearly a month after he was injured in a protest, the first such death that authorities have confirmed...
Indonesian rights lawyer named suspect after sharing posts on Papua
Indonesian police on Wednesday named a prominent human rights lawyer and activist a suspect in connection with Twitter posts about an incident that triggered unrest...
British PM Johnson demands October 15 election after defeat over Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers seeking to prevent a no-deal Brexit dealt him a humiliating...
