Singapore PM takes initial step toward calling general election
Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has formed a panel to review electoral boundaries, his office said in a statement on Wednesday, signaling an imminent...
Hong Kong shares jump to one-month high, extradition bill withdrawn
Hong Kong’s main share index surged more than 4% on Wednesday, ahead of the government’s formal withdrawal of the proposed extradition bill that sparked three...
Hong Kong leader to kill bill, but some see move as too little, too late
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will announce the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and has thrown the Chinese-ruled city into...
British PM Johnson bids for election as opponents seek to stop no-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to call a snap election on Wednesday after lawmakers seeking to prevent him taking Britain out of the...
Factbox: In the eye of the Brexit maelstrom – what happens on Wednesday?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s defeat in parliament on Tuesday leaves Brexit up in the air....
Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms in Atlantic: NHC
Tropical Depression Eight has strengthened into Storm Gabrielle over the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday....
AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso helps lung cancer patients live longer- study (Aug. 9)
(This story corrects August 9 story to show study points to overall survival and not progression free survival in first paragraph.)...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces withdrawal of extradition bill: source
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the city into its worst political crisis in decades,...
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky will not challenge assault conviction: lawyer
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky, who got a suspended sentence for his role in a brawl in Stockholm, will not appeal against his assault conviction, his...
Italian PM to set seal on new government, unveil new cabinet
Italy’s head of state is set to sign off on a new government on Wednesday after two rival political parties agreed an unlikely coalition that...