Cambodian opposition veteran lands in Malaysia saying ‘Keep up the hope’
Cambodian opposition veteran Sam Rainsy flew into Malaysia on Saturday after promising to return home from self-imposed exile to rally opponents of authoritarian ruler Hun...
Thousands gather for ‘martyrs’ vigil amid Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for “martyrs” on Saturday and many demanded “revenge” after a student died in hospital this week following a high...
Bangladeshis hunker down in storm shelters as cyclone Bulbul nears
Thousands of Bangladeshis, mostly women and children, huddled in shelters in southwestern coastal areas on Saturday as the country prepared for the expected arrival of...
Germany celebrates 30th anniversary of Berlin Wall’s fall
Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanking...
Ukraine, Russian-backed rebels begin Donbass village withdrawal
Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels began withdrawing from a village in the disputed Donbass region on Saturday, one of a series of measures that...
Ukraine, separatists begin planned troop withdrawal in eastern region: witness
Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels began a planned withdrawal of troops and weaponry from a village in the eastern Donbass region on Saturday, a...
Slain in Mexico, seven-month-old twins buried in rain-swept funeral
Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday for the burial of a mother, her months-old twins and two other children on the fringes of a township...
Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for those in power to meet protesters’ demands of ending corruption and sectarianism....
Migrants in Bosnia face deadly winter conditions
The lives of hundreds of migrants from the Middle East and Asia living in a camp in the forests of Bosnia are at risk, as...
Australian bushfires kill three, destroy at least 150 homes
Three people have died, four are missing and at least 150 homes have been destroyed as bushfires rage across eastern Australia, authorities said on Saturday....