South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid row over history
South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old row over...
Johnson puts feet up at Elysee Palace
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have violated protocol by putting his feet on the furniture during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at...
‘Stop Ebola’: Scores march in Congolese city of Goma
Politicians, health officials, civil society group, and private sector associations held a march in support of efforts to combat Ebola, which has so far killed...
Another rescue ship faces standoff over migrants
Two charities running rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea have said Italy has ignored requests to allow their ship to bring 356 migrants ashore, exposing...
Michael Jackson’s ex-publicist touts foundation to ‘protect’ legacy
A former publicist for Michael Jackson on Thursday announced plans for a charitable foundation not affiliated with the late pop singer’s family or estate, intended...
London Zoo: The annual weigh-in
Penguins to porcupines hit the scales for London Zoo’s annual weigh-in....
‘People were hiding’: Bangladesh bid to repatriate Rohingya stalls as refugees refuse
An attempt to begin repatriating thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in camps in Bangladesh stalled on Thursday after nearly 300 refugee families refused to go...
Somali president replaces security chiefs and Mogadishu mayor
Somalia’s president announced on Thursday a major shake-up of the country’s security chiefs as well as a replacement for the mayor of Mogadishu after Abdirahman...
Victims of ‘La Bestia,’ Mexico’s notorious migrant train, learn to walk again
Twelve hours after he scrambled atop a boxcar on a freight train that hurtled through Mexico towards the U.S. border, Roni Osorio could no longer...
Stena Bulk tanker seized by Iran could be released soon: Sweden’s SVT broadcaster
Sweden has received “very strong indications” that a British oil tanker seized last month by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is to be released...