Cambodia targets 140 opposition figures to silence dissent: U.N.
Cambodian authorities have questioned, summoned or detained more than 140 members of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in an escalating suppression of dissent,...
Chinese worker killed in clashes at Bangladesh power plant
Clashes erupted between Bangladeshi and Chinese construction workers at a Chinese-funded power station in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday in which a Chinese worker was killed,...
U.S. Navy says mine fragments, magnet point to Iran in Gulf tanker attack
The United States Navy on Wednesday displayed limpet mine fragments and a magnet it said it had removed from one of two oil tankers attacked...
Threats to human rights rising in Poland, ombudsman says
Poland’s crisis over the rule of law also poses a growing threat to human rights in the European Union’s biggest ex-communist member, the country’s ombudsman...
Prague court rules Czech Skoda, Volkswagen owners qualify for $23 million in compensation – report
A Prague district court has ruled that Czech owners of Skoda and Volkswagen cars qualify for 533 million crowns ($23.30 million) in compensation linked to...
Italy holds cabinet meeting on toll-road operators on Wednesday: sources
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will meet later on Wednesday with Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli to discuss toll-road...
Eurofighter, NATO launch studies on long-term evolution of fighter
The countries and companies behind Europe’s Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet have agreed to spend 53.7 million euros ($60.2 million) to study the long-term evolution of...
China launches anti-dumping investigation into synthetic rubber product
China’s Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday it is launching an anti-dumping investigation imports of a synthetic rubber product from the United States, South Korea and...
After three weeks stranded off Tunisia, migrant group to be repatriated
Tunisia has allowed dozens of migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, to disembark after three weeks stranded in the Mediterranean, so that they can return to their...
Nine-year-old who defies labels helps teach educators about queer youth
When a third-grade teacher from Texas asked her mostly 8-year-old students what they wanted to be when they grow up, one of them wrote on...