Myanmar lawmakers debate proposals to curb military political power
Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday began debating amendments to the constitution aimed at reducing the military’s role in politics, amid objections from army lawmakers....
Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit gamble hits sterling
The British pound tumbled on Tuesday as investors bet Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit brinkmanship with the European Union could trigger a messy divorce that...
Gilead, Novartis cancer therapies losing patients to experimental treatments
Unusually high numbers of U.S. lymphoma patients are choosing experimental treatments over expensive cell therapies sold by Gilead Sciences Inc and Novartis AG , new...
As Hurricane Erick heads toward Hawaii, another Pacific hurricane expected to form
As Hurricane Erick gained strength in the eastern Pacific as it churned toward Hawaii, another weather system, tropical storm Flossie brewing farther east is likely...
China says most people in Xinjiang camps have ‘returned to society’
Most people sent to mass detention centers in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society”, a senior official from the region said on Tuesday, but...
In Belgium, horses pull shrimp nets in tradition unchanged for 600 years
In the small western Belgian fishing village of Oostduinkerke, fishermen use horses, rather than boats, to go shrimp fishing — one of the very few...
‘India Ashamed’: Outrage grows over ruling party lawmaker accused of rape
Protesters stepped up demands on Tuesday for India’s ruling party to sack a state lawmaker accused by a young woman of raping her, holding several...
Russia says U.S. may be aiming to quit nuclear test ban treaty
The United States may be planning to blame Russian non-compliance as a pretext to pull out of the Comprehensive nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), a...
Expensive Gilead, Novartis cancer therapies losing patients to experimental treatments
Unusually high numbers of U.S. lymphoma patients are choosing experimental treatments over expensive cell therapies sold by Gilead Sciences Inc and Novartis AG, new data...
Inmates beheaded in Brazil prison gang bloodbath
At least 52 people were killed in a prison riot in the northern Brazilian state of Para, authorities said on Monday....