A question of trust: British pollsters battle to call looming election
British pollsters have a big problem to solve as the country heads towards an election: Brexit has scrambled traditional political allegiances and they say it...
Japanese storm shelter faces outrage after turning away two homeless
A Japanese evacuation center turned away two homeless people as a deadly typhoon approached on the weekend, prompting widespread criticism and a promise from the...
Rescuers slog through mud as Japan typhoon death toll rises to 66
The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in...
Hong Kong makes police housing areas off limits to protesters
A Hong Kong court has granted an injunction to ban anyone from blocking or damaging areas used to house married police officers and other disciplined...
Mozambique votes in tense, high-stakes election
Mozambicans voted on Tuesday in an election widely expected to result in the ruling Frelimo party extending its decades-long rule over a country that is...
Jailed Catalan separatist leader says new referendum unavoidable
The Catalan separatist leader hit by the heaviest jail sentence by Spain’s Supreme Court for his role in the region’s failed secession bid told Reuters...
Hong Kong leader says city not a ‘police state’
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam says that calling the city a police state is ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unfounded,’ as months of anti-government protests showed no...
Japan typhoon death toll rises to 66 as hopes for missing fade
The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in...
Japan PM says disaster shelters should welcome all, including homeless
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that evacuation centers should welcome all disaster victims, after two homeless people had been refused entry at...
Kimono runway show lights up Tokyo fashion week
Rock met kimonos as Tokyo kicked off its fashion week with a dazzling runway show that put a modern twist on the traditional Japanese garment....