U.S. calls on Iraq to hold early elections: statement
The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, the White House...
U.S. calls on Iraq to hold early elections
The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of...
Turkey starts repatriation of captured Islamic State militants: state TV
Turkey has started the repatriation of captured Islamic State militants, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Monday, after the Turkish interior minister warned last week...
Vietnam jails Australian citizen for 12 years on ‘terrorism’ charges
A court in Vietnam sentenced a 70-year-old Vietnamese-Australian man on Monday to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of “terrorism”, a lawyer who...
In Kimberley, the world’s diamond capital, illicit mining fight flounders
The first South African project to bring illegal miners into the formal fold has been plagued by violence in diamond capital Kimberley, dealing a major...
Police open fire at protesters in Hong Kong
Chaos breaks out in Hong Kong on Monday as protesters fan out across the city, setting up barricades and blocking traffic. Police fired several live...
Spain’s far right win big in divisive election
Far-right Vox became the third-largest party in Spain’s parliament in a national election on Sunday, more than doubling their seats in an election gamble that...
Syria’s Assad: anybody will be able to run at 2021 election
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the Syrian presidential election in 2021 would be open to anybody who wants to run and that there would be...
Haze wraps India’s capital again as air quality plummets
Haze shrouded India’s capital city again on Monday, with residents braving dangerous air quality to return to work after a weekend of clearer air and...
China’s NEV market may contract this year due to subsidy cut: industry association
Fewer new energy vehicles (NEV) could be sold in China this year than in 2018, an official at the country’s biggest auto industry association said...
