China ‘ready’ to work with ASEAN for peace on waters
BANGKOK – China is ready to work with
Southeast Asian countries for long term peace and stability in the South China
Sea, Chinese premier Li Keqiang...
Second man charged over UK truck deaths
BELFAST – A second man was charged
with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck
near London, British police...
Iraqis pour into streets for protest
BAGHDAD – Tens of thousands of Iraqis
thronged central Baghdad demanding the downfall of the political elite in the
biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since...
Turkey, Russia hold first joint patrol in Syria
SEVIMLI – Turkish and Russian troops
in armored vehicles held their first joint ground patrols in northeast Syria
under a deal between the two countries that...
400 kilos of ‘ice’ seized in Australia
SYDNEY – Four men were arrested for
smuggling 400 kilograms of crystal meth, “or ice” worth an estimated A$300
million ($210 million) concealed in bottles of...
At least 46 killed in Pakistan train fire
ISLAMABAD – A fire has swept through a
Pakistani train, killing at least 46 people after a gas canister passengers
were using to cook breakfast exploded,...
US releases IS leader Baghdadi raid video
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Wednesday
released its first images from last weekend’s commando raid in Syria that led
to the death of Islamic State leader...
HK disqualifies activist Joshua Wong from polls
HONG KONG – The government here
disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from the upcoming
district elections on Tuesday.
Hong Kong’s government said one
candidate was deemed invalid...
4 killed in Iraq as protests persist
BAGHDAD – Iraq declared a curfew here
as four people were killed and 277 were injured in the fourth day of
anti-government protests.
Baghdad’s top military...
Lebanon protesters form ‘human chain’
BEIRUT – Protesters formed a human
chain across Lebanon, pressing a historic wave of demonstrations against
political leaders blamed for corruption and steering the country toward
economic...