Street fires burn in Hong Kong amid running battles between protesters and police
Hong Kong police fired water cannon, rubber bullets and round after round of tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters on Sunday in some of the...
World Cup organizers warn of typhoon approaching Japan
World Cup organizers have briefed both France and the United States on “contingency options” for their Pool C match in Fukuoka on Wednesday if the...
Japan embassy in Seoul posts radiation data amid escalating row
Japan’s embassy in South Korea has begun posting data on its website to show there is little difference in radiation levels between the two countries...
Death toll in east Indonesia quake rises to 30, many still in shelters
The death toll from a strong earthquake in Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku has risen to 30 people, the national disaster mitigation agency (BNBP) said...
Brexit Party leader Farage says he will run in next UK election
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Sunday he would run for a seat in Britain’s Westminster parliament in any upcoming election....
Afghan election turnout unofficially estimated at a little over two million: election commission official
Afghanistan’s presidential election turnout is unofficially estimated at a little over 2 million voters, said an election commission official on Sunday, speaking on condition of...
Britain’s Prince Harry to touch down in Malawi
Britain’s Prince Harry is due to arrive in Malawi on Sunday, the final stop in his solo tour across southern Africa before rejoining his wife...
Saudi king’s bodyguard shot dead in personal dispute: state TV
The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot dead in a personal dispute, state television al-Ekhbariya reported on Sunday....
Sunday morning shoppers stunned as New Zealand store plays pornography
Sunday morning shoppers in the New Zealand city of Auckland caught glimpses of the unexpected when a store’s promotional screen played pornography over several hours....
Mexico’s stretched asylum agency needs more resources: U.N. refugee chief
United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi asked on Saturday for more resources for Mexico’s asylum agency, which has been overwhelmed with applicants after many abandoned...