Hong Kong braces for mass rally over weekend after Halloween clashes
Hong Kong cleaned up its famed party zone Lan Kwai Fong on Friday after a night of clashes marred Halloween festivities when police fired tear...
Thai king creates boot camp-style ‘unity’ courses
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to...
Tesco vows to remove 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging by end-2020
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has pledged to remove one billion pieces of plastic packaging from products in its UK stores by the end of 2020,...
Australian healthcare shares fall as report on aged care flags regulatory change
Shares of Australia’s biggest listed aged care providers fell on Friday after a government-backed inquiry strongly criticized care of the elderly and vulnerable, raising expectations...
Bolivia election audit ready to start after street clashes turn deadly
Bolivia was set to start a politically charged review of its recent presidential election on Thursday, as the country contended with fresh protests and street...
U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions while waiving others
The United States said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or...
South Korean helicopter crashes into sea off disputed islets, seven missing
A South Korean fire department helicopter carrying seven people crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of Dokdo on late Thursday, a fire department...
Trump scraps trade benefits for Cameroon over rights abuses
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would end Cameroon’s preferential trade benefits from Jan. 1, citing what he called the African country’s “persistent...
U.S. North Korea envoy Biegun nominated for No. 2 job at State Department
President Donald Trump has nominated U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun to become the next deputy secretary of state, the White House said...
Enbridge wins court backing to keep Great Lakes pipeline running
Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc on Thursday won backing from a Michigan state court to permit a 66-year-old crude oil pipeline to continue to run...