UK Labour peers poised to hold no-confidence vote in leader Corbyn: BBC
Labour members of Britain’s House of Lords are poised to hold a vote of no confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn over his handling of claims...
Russia denies its troops are fighting in northwest Syria: RIA
Russia on Thursday denied allegations by Syrian rebels that Russian special forces or ground troops were fighting in the campaign for the rebel-held region of...
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar military leaders inadequate, U.N. investigator says
Sanctions imposed this week by the United States on Myanmar’s military leaders over human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims do not go far enough, U.N....
Australia says China transfers writer Yang to detention in Beijing
China has moved Australian writer Yang Hengjun to a detention center in the capital, Beijing, Australia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, just as a measure...
Arson suspected as fire engulfs Japanese studio; at least 23 feared dead
Fire swept through an animation studio in Japan on Thursday, leaving 23 people feared dead and scores injured, authorities said, after a suspected arsonist was...
Protesters take to streets to declare new Ethiopian region
Protesters in the Ethiopian city of Hawassa blocked roads and burned tires on Thursday after security forces thwarted a meeting of activists to declare a...
Japan’s planning a digital money network: source
Japan’s government is leading a global push to set up an international network for cryptocurrency payments, similar to the SWIFT network used by banks, in...
Former Pakistani PM Abbasi arrested: anti-graft agency
Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested a former prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, on Thursday, a spokesman for the agency, the National Accountability Board (NAB), said....
Japanese town celebrates first whale catch of the season
As Misako Komiya watched a crew of men in rubber boots peeling skin and blubber off a whale with long knives, she was already planning...
Bangladesh floods worsen after breach, death toll nears 100 in India
One of Bangladesh’s main rivers breached an embankment, flooding a northern district and forcing thousands from their homes, an official said on Thursday, as the...