Heavy rains cause commuter chaos in India’s financial hub
Monsoon rains stalled trains, delayed flights and disrupted traffic in Mumbai on Wednesday, and forecasters warned of more wet weather for India’s financial capital....
Singapore starts countdown to elections, forms panel for constituencies
Singapore’s next general election could be just months away, with the government announcing on Wednesday that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had formed a panel...
Tatiana Delaunay and Anders Hellstrom star in Andersson’s ‘About Endlessness’
Swedish director Roy Andersson premiered his latest work at the Venice Film Festival where, in 2014, he won its top Golden Lion Prize. Rough cut...
Zombies disembark in Venice for film premiere
A horde of zombies disembarked at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday ahead of the world premiere of Simone Scafidi’s “Fulci for Fake”. Rough cut...
Indonesian rights lawyer named suspect after sharing posts on Papua
Indonesian police on Wednesday named a prominent human rights lawyer and activist a suspect in connection with Twitter posts about an incident that triggered unrest...
First official death in Indian Kashmir protests; Pakistan warns of seeds of war
A man has died in Indian Kashmir nearly a month after he was injured in a protest, the first such death that authorities have confirmed...
British PM Johnson demands October 15 election after defeat over Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers seeking to prevent a no-deal Brexit dealt him a humiliating...
Germany to ban use of glyphosate from end of 2023: sources
The German government will ban the use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate – the subject of U.S lawsuits over claims it causes cancer – from the...
Russia, OPEC sources say Saudi shake-up won’t affect oil pact
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Alex Lawler...
UK PM Johnson: Scotch whisky tariffs would be absurd
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it would be absurd to have tariffs on Scotch whisky exports, answering a question in parliament on Wednesday about...