Hong Kong restaurant fire sends plumes of smoke across harbor
Huge plumes of black smoke billowed across eastern Hong Kong harbor on Friday after a fire broke out at a restaurant in a traditional fishing...
Iran ‘inching’ toward place where talks could be held: Pentagon chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that it appeared Iran was inching toward a place where talks could be held, days after U.S....
Germany urges Iran to change course on nuclear commitments
Germany said on Friday it was not too late for Iran to change course after Tehran earlier said it had taken a step to further...
Masked man tasers Russian election chief ahead of regional vote
A masked man broke into the home of Ella Pamfilova, the head of Russia’s Central Election Commission in the early hours of Friday morning, and...
Malaysia complains of smog from Indonesia as forest fires flare
Malaysia’s science ministry will urge Indonesia to take immediate action to fight haze, it said on Friday, as Jakarta detected a spike in the number...
Robert Mugabe, liberation ‘colossus’ who crushed foes as Zimbabwe unraveled, dead at 95
Robert Mugabe, the bush war guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980 and crushed his foes during nearly four decades of rule as...
As election nears, Singapore may raise spending to ease economic pain
Singapore is expected to roll out a generous budget ahead of an election as the ruling party seeks to appease voters who are feeling the...
Hong Kong leader says bill withdrawal a first step as city braces for weekend protests
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Friday said measures announced this week to help restore order in the Chinese-ruled city are a first step, and...
Papua New Guinea prime minister’s election faces court challenge
Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to the election of Prime Minister James Marape on Sept. 20, a lawyer for...
British opposition parties discuss PM Johnson’s Brexit election gamble
British opposition parties will discuss on Friday how to respond to Boris Johnson’s bid to call a snap election after the prime minister said he...