U.N. official urges China not to deport North Korean escapees, who could face torture
China should not repatriate the increasing number of North Korean escapees it has arrested in recent months, because severe punishment faces those sent home, a...
Dozens injured in clashes outside Georgia parliament
Thousands of angry protesters storm Georgia’s parliament building on Thursday only to meet with riot police and tear gas. The scenes in Tbilisi, the Georgian...
Southeast Asian nations, among worst ocean polluters, aim to curb plastic debris
Thai zero-waste advocate Thanaboon Somboon never leaves his home without what he calls a full “weaponry” of reusable shopping bags, coffee tumblers and stainless steel...
Black-clad protesters in Hong Kong press for extradition bill to be axed
Thousands dressed in black marched in Hong Kong on Friday to press for the full withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has triggered violent...
U.S. group says Novartis MS drug price out of line with benefit
A U.S. group that reviews the value of medicines issued a critical report on Novartis’s new multiple sclerosis drug Mayzent, calling its $88,561 list price...
Bank of England’s Carney dismisses Johnson claim on no-deal Brexit
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has dismissed a claim by Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become prime minister, that Britain can...
Malaysia sex scandal clouds Mahathir’s succession plan
Leaked sex videos purporting to show a potential successor to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with another man have deepened rifts within the ruling coalition...
Trump pulls back from launch of military strikes on Iran after initial approval: NYT
U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes on Friday against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130-million surveillance drone, but pulled back...
‘I Love Thee, China’: North Korea woos Xi in lavish state visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed that strengthening bilateral ties, at a time of “serious and complicated” international...
Black-clad protesters demand full withdrawal of Hong Kong extradition bill
Thousands of people dressed in black rallied in Hong Kong on Friday after the expiry of a deadline protesters set for the government to scrap...