China’s former hardline premier, Li Peng, dies at 90
Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the...
On hard road to reform, Lebanon may need old friends
Heavily indebted Lebanon has passed a budget seen as a “first step” towards fixing its public finances but still has much to do to steer...
Lebanese church demands cancellation of Mashrou’ Leila show
Lebanese church leaders have demanded the cancellation of a concert by Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila on the grounds its songs are blasphemous, leading the group...
Singapore seizes record haul of elephant ivory, pangolin scales
Authorities in Singapore have seized the largest haul of elephant ivory to date, worth close to $13 million. Serena Chaudhry reports....
Ho ho ho! Santa Claus comes to town in July
Being Santa Claus is an all-year job if you ask the 150 Santas from around the world at their annual meet in Denmark....
The big reveal: Boris Johnson is the UK’s next leader
Boris Johnson has won the Conservative Party leadership race to become Britain’s next prime minister, having been the favorite to take the top spot over...
Indonesia to close island in bid to save Komodo dragons
Indonesia plans to close its eastern island of Komodo to the public next year in a bid to conserve rare Komodo dragons, the largest living...
French right-wingers to shun Greta Thunberg at parliament
Conservative and far-right French lawmakers said they would boycott a meeting with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and hurled insults at the 16-year-old who has inspired...
Britain’s new leader: Brexiteer Boris Johnson to be prime minister
Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace...
Europeans, China, Russia to meet Iran in Vienna on July 28
Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China will meet Iran in Vienna on July 28 to discuss how to save the 2015 nuclear deal, the EU’s...