Philip Morris urges Thailand to drop prosecution after WTO’s second ruling
Philip Morris urged Thailand to drop criminal charges against its Thai subsidiary on Saturday, after a second World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that the Asian...
Merkel’s health is a private matter, Germans say after shaking bouts
Most Germans believe Angela Merkel’s health is a private matter, a poll showed on Saturday, after the chancellor suffered the latest in a series of...
Monsoon rains kill 30 people in Nepal, others missing
Flash floods and landslides in Nepal triggered by monsoon rains killed 15 people and injured 12 overnight while another 18 have gone missing, officials said...
Ransacked in ‘yellow vest’ riot, chic Fouquet’s eatery reopens in Paris
France’s famed Le Fouquet’s brasserie on the Champs Elysees avenue reopened on Saturday, four months after the chic eatery was ransacked by rioters during a...
Japan-South Korea feud deepens with disputed accounts of trade meeting
A row between Japan and South Korea escalated on Saturday, with contested accounts of a frosty meeting the day before that had failed to make...
Taliban storm hotel building in west Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents stormed a commercial building housing a hotel in western Afghanistan, killing three security officials and injuring 10, officials said on Saturday, the latest...
After scuffles, Hong Kong police warn protesters to refrain from violence, leave scene
Hong Kong police appealed to protesters on Saturday to refrain from violence and leave the area after scuffles in the town of Sheung Shui, where...
Hong Kong protesters, police clash as demonstrations target Chinese traders
Hong Kong protesters clashed with police on Saturday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against the presence of Chinese...
UK police warning to media over diplomat’s leaked memos stirs anger
Senior British politicians, including one of the contenders to be the next prime minister, joined journalists on Saturday in criticizing police for warning media not...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes in southern Philippines, 25 injured
An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude struck northern Mindanao in the south of the Philippines early on Saturday, injuring 25 people and causing damage to several...