Japan won’t join U.S. coalition to protect Middle East shipping, will send own force
Japan said on Friday it will not join any U.S. coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle Eastern waterways, but will instead send a separate...
Brexit on a knife edge as PM Johnson stakes all on ‘Super Saturday’ vote
Britain’s exit from the European Union hung on a knife-edge on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to convince doubters to rally behind his...
Philippines detects African swine fever infections in two more provinces
The highly contagious and deadly African swine fever virus has spread to two more provinces in the Philippines, the world’s 10th-largest pork consumer, officials said...
Pakistan denies entry to Committee to Protect Journalists official
Authorities at Pakistan’s Lahore airport denied entry to the Asia coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), saying his name was on blacklist managed...
Prince William and wife Kate land in Pakistan capital after aborted flight
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate landed in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday, after turbulence forced the couple to stay overnight in Lahore in...
Trading tires: How the West fuels a waste crisis in Asia
When night falls in the Indian village of Nabipur, the backyard furnaces come to life, burning waste tires from the West, making the air thick...
Factbox: Wheeler dealers: how to make money from scrap tires
International trade in waste tires has almost doubled in the past five years, according to data provided by customs departments to the United Nations, generating...
Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in eastern Congo
Arlette Kavugho was discharged from an Ebola ward in eastern Congo in March, but her troubles did not end there....
As Troubles cast long shadow, Brexit stakes are high in Northern Ireland’s border city
Just a few kilometers from the border with Ireland, the people of Northern Ireland’s second city of Londonderry know exactly what is at stake as...
Saturday’s Brexit vote will be ‘pretty close’: Labour’s McDonnell
Saturday’s parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal will be “pretty close” but likely just fall short, John McDonnell, the opposition Labour party’s...