League’s decision not to back von der Leyen risks isolating Italy: Deputy PM
The decision of Italy’s ruling League party not to back Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission risks isolating the...
Myanmar filmmaker charged over Facebook posts about military
A Myanmar judge on Thursday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning he will stand...
Three French soldiers killed by toxic fumes in Guyana illegal mine operation
Three French soldiers died from toxic fumes during an operation targeting illegal gold miners in French Guyana, the defense ministry said on Thursday....
Trump slammed for tweet about hunting down Mumbai attack mastermind
U.S. President Donald Trump faced criticism for saying Pakistan’s arrest of the alleged mastermind of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai had come after a 10-year...
Mooncakes, hymns and post-it notes: the color of Hong Kong’s protests
Hong Kong’s protests have drawn millions of people to the city’s streets in recent months and thrown the former British colony into its biggest political...
Asia-Pacific meth drug trade worth up to $61 billion, U.N. says
Transnational crime groups are trafficking vast quantities of methamphetamine made in Southeast Asia, the United Nations said on Thursday, putting the value of the Asia-Pacific...
Ex-chairman of Vietnam’s BIDV bank dies in detention
A former head of Vietnam’s second largest listed bank, the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), died in detention on...
Malnutrition, disease rising in North Korea: aid organization
Rates of malnutrition and disease are increasing in North Korea as it faces a harvest that is half of what was expected, the International Federation...
Ofwat calls for £12 billion boost to water network investment
Britain’s water regulator on Thursday called for the country’s utilities to invest the equivalent of 6 million pounds every day for the next five years...
Malaysia’s Anwar says he has support to become PM, decries sex tape ‘gutter politics’
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim, jailed twice for what he says were trumped-up sodomy charges, said on Thursday he has the support needed to become prime minister...