Ex-UK finance minister, Labour plot ways to block no-deal Brexit: paper
Former British finance minister Philip Hammond, who quit the government last week before Boris Johnson took over as prime minister, has held secret talks with...
Russia’s Lavrov says Venezuela dialogue should have ‘no preconditions’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a dialogue to resolve Venezuela’s political crisis should have “no preconditions,” as he visited the small South...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near south coast of Japan’s Honshu: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the south coast of Japan’s island of Honshu early on Sunday, the European earthquake monitoring service EMSC reported...
Geronimo! World Dive-Bomb championship makes big splash
Dozens plunged, splashed and eventually ached their way through the World Dive-Bomb championship on Saturday in the southern German city of Sindelfingen. Rough cut (no...
Nigerian court grants permission to declare Shi’ite group terrorists
A Nigerian court has granted the government permission to label a local Shi’ite Muslim group a terrorist organisation, the solicitor general told Reuters on Saturday....
Crew of oil tanker seized by Iran in good health: owners
The owners of Stena Impero, a British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran this month, said on Saturday that Indian, Russian and Philippine embassy officials met...
Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in Hong Kong clash over anti-triad march
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to...
China detects African swine fever in pigs transported to Liaoning: Xinhua
China detected African swine fever virus in live pigs being transported to the northeastern Liaoning province, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Saturday, underlining...
Iranian vessels stranded in Brazil to set sail on Saturday -harbor workers
Two Iranian ships stranded for weeks at a Brazilian port will be able to set sail on Saturday after the firm chartering the vessels obtained...
Italy pledges to complete rail link with France, EU official says
Italy has written to the European Union pledging to complete a rail link with France, according to the European Parliament president David Sassoli....