Six die in fire in Ukraine psychiatric clinic
Six people died in a fire in a municipal psychiatric clinic in the Ukrainian southern port of Odessa, Ukraine’s emergencies service said on Tuesday....
Hundreds detained as Kazakhs protest ‘rigged’ election
Police in Kazakhstan’s biggest city were put on high alert overnight as protests against what many see as a rigged presidential election continued, resulting in...
Australia PM to meet national broadcaster after police raids
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he will meet with executives from the national broadcaster on Tuesday as he sought to calm tensions following two...
Salvage crews begin lifting Hungarian boat sunk in Danube
Salvage crews began raising the wreck of a Hungarian boat that capsized on the Danube river in Budapest last month, killing 26 South Korean tourists...
Italy’s coalition will work to avert EU disciplinary action over budget: PM office
Italy’s coalition leaders have agreed on the need to avert a European Union disciplinary action over Rome’s worsening public finances at a meeting with Prime...
Salvage crews start operation to lift Hungarian boat sunk in Danube
Salvage crews started an operation Tuesday to raise the wreck of a Hungarian boat that capsized on the Danube river in Budapest, killing 26 South...
Hong Kong gears up for fresh protests, strikes as anger boils over
Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport go-slows and even picnics, against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent...
Thousands stranded, five killed, as heavy rain lashes south China
Thousands of people have been stranded and at least five killed amid torrential rain throughout central and southern China, with authorities bracing themselves for at...
Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani this week
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit this week that aims at easing...
Hong Kong leader defiant as city gears up for fresh protests over extradition bill
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam remained defiant on Tuesday, pledging to push ahead with a proposed extradition bill that would allow fugitives captured in...