Kazakh president rejects calls for parliamentary republic
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday rejected calls for a switch to a parliamentary republic as he met opposition activists and public figures to discuss...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: from liberator to oppressor
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided...
Trudeau’s oil pipeline tarnishes his climate credentials ahead of Canadian election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cast himself as a champion in the fight against climate change while pushing to expand an oil pipeline to...
Taiwan warns Solomon Islands of China ‘debt trap’ in diplomatic switch
Taiwan on Friday warned the Solomon Islands which intends to switch diplomatic ties to China that such a move had left some Pacific nations in...
American held in Philippines for trying to smuggle baby out of airport
An American woman is facing human trafficking and kidnapping charges in the Philippines, authorities said, after she was caught trying to smuggle a newborn baby...
Moon appointee’s ‘privileged’ daughter angers young South Koreans
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s nominee for justice minister may soon take office under the cloud of a prosecution enquiry and public outcry over a...
Tadashi Shoji is in full bloom for spring/summer 2020
The Japanese designer titles his new line “Once Upon a Time in Japan.”...
Rock documentary on The Band kicks off Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival opened on a decidedly Canadian note on Thursday with a documentary about influential rockers The Band kicking off 10 days...
Bahamas hurricane survivors tell of children swept away; looting seen
Richard Johnson said his six-year-old brother Adrian was just too small to withstand Hurricane Dorian. The boy was blown into churning storm surge and is...
U.S. voices concern over Myanmar army’s lawsuit against religious leader
The United States said on Thursday it was deeply concerned about the Myanmar army’s filing of a lawsuit against a religious leader who told President...