Organizers postpone Hong Kong women’s tennis event due to protests
Hong Kong’s premier women’s tennis event scheduled for October has been postponed due to the pro-democracy protests, organizers announced on Friday....
Hong Kong leader to prioritize housing, livelihoods to appease protesters
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has promised to prioritize housing and people’s livelihoods to appease deep rooted discontent about the way the Asian financial...
Springsteen’s ‘Western Stars’ scores standing ovation at Toronto Film Festival
Bruce Springsteen’s concert movie “Western Stars” received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, with the rock star describing...
Seven dead, 10 hurt in southeast Turkey blast: governor’s office
Seven people were killed and 10 were wounded in southeast Turkey when an improvised explosive placed on a road went off as a vehicle carrying...
New Zealand’s PM Ardern acts to tighten gun laws further, six months after attack
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced a new bill to parliament on Friday that aims to further tighten gun laws, as the country marks...
South Korea’s Moon, Trump expected to meet at U.N. amid hopes for new North Korea talks
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to hold a summit at the United Nations this month, Moon’s office said...
Alaska seal die-off spurs government investigation
U.S. government biologists are investigating the deaths of nearly 300 Arctic ice seals found on Alaska beaches since last summer, federal officials said on Thursday....
Australia lobbies for release of three citizens held by Iran
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met last week with her Iranian counterpart, seeking to secure release of three citizens held by Tehran....
Canada’s Conservative leader attacks Trudeau – who wasn’t present – in first debate
Canada’s Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer used the first official debate ahead of next month’s election to attack Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was not...
‘We’re trying to help people’ – says vape shop as NJ Gov. creates task force to combat vaping
‘I don’t know anybody that has died from vaping the right stuff,’ says owner at iVape, as NJ expects to announce vaping restrictions within weeks....