Thai official dismisses Muslim insurgent demand on detainees
A Thai deputy prime minister dismissed on Monday a demand made by a Malay Muslim group to free those detained over alleged links to the...
Turkey replaces three pro-Kurdish party mayors over terror probes
Turkey replaced the pro-Kurdish party mayors of the southeastern cities of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin on Monday over terrorism-related investigations, appointing the state governors in...
At least 10 dead after fuel truck collision in western Uganda: police
At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in flames after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on...
Hong Kong readies for more mass protests after huge, peaceful rally
Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday,...
Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish party mayors in southeast over terror probes: ministry
Turkey replaced the pro-Kurdish party mayors of the southeastern cities of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin on Monday over terrorism-related investigations, appointing the state governors in...
Malaysian PM urges Britain to ‘break with Europe’ on palm oil: Bloomberg
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called on Britain to engage with palm oil growers to incentivise sustainable production, rather than pursuing boycotts after...
Indonesia protesters torch town hall in Papua over student detentions
Protesters in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua set fire to tires and torched a local parliament building on Monday after a demonstration against the recent...
Malaysia court postpones biggest 1MDB trial involving ex-PM Najib
A Malaysian court on Monday postponed for a week the biggest of five trials linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB and allegedly...
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana’s first woman governor, dies, led state through hurricanes
Trailblazing former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, whose tenure was dominated by the trauma of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, has died from complications...
CDC probes lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses that it believes may be linked to e-cigarette use after...