Japan trade minister resigns amid melon donations scandal
Japanese Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned on Friday, following accusations of election law violations just a month after taking up the key post charged with...
Japan trade minister Sugawara resigns amid scandal: media
Japanese Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara has submitted his resignation following an allegation of a possible election law violation, local media reported on Friday....
Tourists line up to scale Australia’s Uluru hours ahead of climb ban
Hundreds of tourists formed long queues to climb Australia’s Uluru soon after dawn on Friday, the day before a permanent ban on the climb takes...
Chile says ‘no chance’ of riots derailing APEC, U.N. climate meet in Santiago
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda, Dave Sherwood and Aislinn Laing...
Iraqi PM warns against violence on eve on planned anti-government protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Thursday people would be free to exercise their right to demonstrate at imminent anti-government protests, but warned...
Russia dismisses hacking reports as ‘unsavoury’
Moscow on Thursday dismissed media reports that Russian hackers piggybacked on an Iranian cyber-espionage operation to attack government and industry organizations in dozens of countries...
Russia’s Lavrov says Norwegian spy could return home at ‘any moment’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a Norwegian man jailed for spying could return home at “any moment”....
Chile protesters stay in streets as Pinera says their demands ‘loud and clear’
Protesters rallied in Santiago and around the country on Thursday afternoon as President Sebastian Pinera sent the first of a promised raft of legislation to...
Sperm count higher with heart-healthy diet
Young men who eat a heart-healthy diet may have better quality sperm than their peers who dine mostly on junk food, a small study suggests....
EU to help fund Colombia peace process for additional four years
The European Union said on Thursday it would extend for four years funding to support implementation of Colombia’s peace accord with former Revolutionary Armed Forces...