Death of Hong Kong student likely to add fuel to unrest
A student at a Hong Kong university who fell one floor in a parking lot during pro-democracy protests at the weekend died on Friday, the...
Troop withdrawals in eastern Ukraine to start on Saturday: OSCE
Troop withdrawals in a village in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine will begin on Saturday at 1000 GMT, the Organization for Security and Co-operation...
Australia wildfires ‘major impact’ on koalas
As fires flared in the Australian state of New South Wales on Friday, carers at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital continued to nurse koalas rescued...
Australian bushfires intensify, residents told to leave
Towns were evacuated and hundreds of residents told to flee on Friday as a record number of emergency-level bushfires raged across two Australian states....
Fiat Chrysler chairman says ‘great opportunities’ from Peugeot tie up
Italian carmaker Fiat Chrysler will be able to “seize great opportunities” from a merger with Peugeot owner PSA , its chairman John Elkann said on...
Exclusive: Boon for Hong Kong as Alibaba’s eyes $15 billion late November listing – sources
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to launch a Hong Kong share offering to raise $10 billion to $15 billion in the final week of November,...
U.S.-China trade war keeps markets on their toes
Uncertainty about the fate of the trade negotiations between the United States and China kept markets on their toes on Friday, with European stocks benchmarks...
Iran quake kills at least six, injures 300: TV
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck northwestern Iran on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 300, according to Iranian state...
Indonesia suspects outbreak of African swine fever
An outbreak of African swine fever in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province has been detected by laboratory tests carried out after the deaths of thousands of...
U.S., Chile discuss co-hosting APEC summit in U.S. in January: source
The U.S. and Chilean governments are discussing co-hosting an APEC summit in the United States in January after Chile dropped plans to stage the event...