Trump touches off storm in India with Kashmir mediation offer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan their dispute over the Kashmir region, the government said...
Kenya’s finance minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges over the award of two dam tenders....
Afghan government seeks clarification of Trump’s remarks on ‘wiping out Afghanistan’
Afghanistan’s government called on Tuesday for clarification of U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that he could win the Afghan war in just 10 days by...
French court throws out appeal against Total’s gas power plant
A French court has rejected an appeal by activists against Total’s planned 440 megawatt (MW) capacity Landivisiau gas-fired combined cycle power plant in the Brittany...
As heat wave breaks across U.S. northeast, thousands left without power
Severe wind and rain in the northeastern United States left thousands without power on Monday and into early Tuesday, even as a record-breaking heat wave...
South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane
South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defense officials in Seoul said,...
Van packed with drugs slams into Australian police car
A clumsy driver led police to a A$200 million ($140 million) drug bust in Australia on Monday (July 22) after he crashed a van laden...
Singapore seizes record volume of elephant ivory
Singapore said on Tuesday (July 23) it had seized 8.8 tonnes (9.7 tons) of elephant ivory, a record haul by authorities in the city-state, which...
Turkish authorities seize $270 million in fake banknotes
Turkish authorities raided a printing press in Istanbul on Friday (July 19) where nearly $271 million worth of fake banknotes were being printed. Rough cut,...
Philippines mulls tourists for Thitu, bolstering South China Sea claims
The Philippines is considering inviting tourists to its biggest and most strategically important outpost in the South China Sea, part of efforts to assert its...