Camilla, wife of Britain’s Prince Charles, cancels events with chest infection
Camilla, wife of the heir to the British throne Prince Charles, has canceled upcoming events on the advice of her doctors after falling ill with...
HK students stage protest on graduation day
About 1,000 students, many wearing black masks, attended a graduation ceremony at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Thursday (November 7). Rough cut (no...
North Korea slams door on Japan PM Abe visit, calls him an ‘idiot’
North Korea on Thursday called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an “idiot and villain” who should not even dream of setting foot in Pyongyang, in...
Labour vows to spend big to rebuild Britain, Conservatives cry foul
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will spend 400 billion pounds ($514 billion) over 10 years to achieve “an irreversible shift in the balance of power...
UK’s Javid says would spend up to 3% of GDP on infrastructure
British finance minister Sajid Javid said a new Conservative government would introduce a fiscal rule allowing it to spend billions of pounds more on infrastructure...
War crimes judges sentence Congolese warlord Ntaganda to 30 years in prison
The International Criminal Court sentenced former Congolese military leader Bosco Ntaganda on Thursday to 30 years in prison for atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting...
French police clear migrant tent camps in northern Paris
French police cleared two huge migrant tent camps in northern Paris on Thursday and authorities vowed to clear other camps, a day after the government...
Masked Hong Kong students chant at graduation amid fears for elections
Hong Kong students, many wearing banned black masks, chanted slogans at their graduation at the Chinese University on Thursday, with some holding up banners urging...
China’s pork output to fall by at least 20% in 2019: FAO
African swine fever (ASF) will cut pork output in China, the world’s largest producer, by at least 20% in 2019, the United Nations’ food agency...
Djokovic has world number one Nadal in his sights at London finale
If Novak Djokovic is to claim the year-end number ranking for a record-equaling sixth time he will have to do it the hard way at...