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...
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...
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...
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...
France’s Lafarge has charge of crimes against humanity lifted
A French appeal court on Wednesday rejected a preliminary charge of “complicity in crimes against humanity” brought against cement maker Lafarge, part of Lafarge Holcim,...
Trump defiant after day of Democrat wins
U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant note on Wednesday at a rally in Louisiana a day after Democrats clinched victories in a raft of...
Shakira to celebrate Latino culture and her birthday at Super Bowl
Colombian pop superstar Shakira wants to make her performance at the 2020 Super Bowl a celebration of Latino culture – and her own birthday....