Philippines’ Duterte appoints drug war critic as ‘drugs tsar’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed his main political rival, Leni Robredo, his “drugs tsar”, after the opposition leader expressed alarm about the death toll...
A view from the bridge: Iraq’s protesters under fire
Ali says he has seen more than 50 people killed in front of him since anti-government protests began in Iraq last month....
Breeze clears some pollution from Indian capital but air still hazardous
The air quality in the Indian capital, New Delhi, improved slightly on Tuesday as the wind picked up to blow away some of the pollution...
At least five dead, including infants, following attack in Mexico
At least five members of a family in northern Mexico, including two infants, were killed on Monday in an attack by unknown gunmen, a government...
Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader in Syria: Turkish officials
Turkey captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official...
China to reduce number of small slaughterhouses to better control African swine fever
China’s agriculture ministry on Tuesday said it will reduce the number of small-scale slaughterhouses to better prevent and control African swine fever....
Vale CEO received anonymous email warning ahead of Brazil dam disaster: congress report
The former chief executive of Brazilian iron ore miner Vale received an anonymous email weeks before the deadly collapse of a tailings dam at Brumadinho...
Macron says Europe-China climate cooperation ‘decisive’
Cooperation between Europe and China on reducing climate-warming emissions will be “decisive”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, after the Trump administration filed paperwork...
Hong Kong official deeply regrets civil servants taking part in protests
The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday it deeply regrets the involvement of civil servants in protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into crisis...
Argentina’s Fernandez says debt is a problem that must be resolved
Argentina’s debt is a problem that the incoming administration must resolve, its president-elect, Alberto Fernandez, said on Monday, during a news conference in Mexico....