Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy paper publishes final edition
HONG KONG – The sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper here published its last edition Thursday after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of...
Greek bishops attacked with caustic liquid, 10 hurt
ATHENS – Seven senior members of Greece’s Orthodox Church and three others were hospitalized with burns Wednesday after being attacked with a caustic liquid,...
Thai protesters back on streets to demand constitutional changes
BANGKOK – Hundreds of Thai pro-democracy protesters took to the streets on Thursday, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and constitutional...
Russia to boost military ties with Myanmar
MOSCOW – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told visiting junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing that Moscow is committed to strengthening military ties...
China prepares for Communist Party centenary in secret
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have closed the Tiananmen Square here to the public, eight days ahead of a major celebration being planned to mark...
Spain: Pardons not a step towards referendum
MADRID – Spain's government said on Wednesday that pardons granted to nine jailed Catalan separatist leaders did not mean it was prepared to discuss...
Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health
CANBERRA – Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while...
Myanmar army clashes with anti-coup militia
NAYPYIDAW – The army in Myanmar's second city, Mandalay, has clashed with a local militia opposed to February's military coup.
The clashes are the first...
Turtle carcasses wash ashore in Sri Lanka after ship fire
COLOMBO – Nearly a hundred carcasses of turtles with throat and shell damage, as well as a dozen dead dolphins and a blue whale,...
Armenia’s PM Pashinyan wins post-war elections
YEREVAN – The party of Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won snap elections, the country's electoral commission said.
Preliminary results from all 2,008...