Top EU court backs environmentalists on stricter air quality standards
The European Court of Justice has ruled that results from different areas cannot be averaged to assess air quality standards. The judgement could compel local…
Saudi, South Korea sign economic cooperation pact
SEOUL – South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed an $8.3 billion economic co-operation pact Wednesday during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman‘s first visit to Seoul,…
Democrat lawsuit accusing Trump of profiting from presidency can proceed, judge rules
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a lawsuit that accuses Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency in violation of the Constitution‘s emoluments clause…
Debris from satellite blown up by India still flying around Earth, six weeks after Dehli …
Debris from a satellite blown up by India’s defence agency is still spinning around the Earththree months on from the controversial missile test, experts say.…
German trial opens into group rape outside nightclub; main suspect Syrian
Eleven men including Syrians have gone on trial in Freiburg, southern Germany, over alleged rapes of an 18-year-old outside a nightclub. Between now and…
Hottest day in June? Germany braces for extreme weather
An intense heat wave in Germany could see the temperatures soaring to a record 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Authorities have placed a speed limit on…
Denmark gets new leftist government with plans to increase welfare spending and scrap anti-immigration measures
A new left-wing government has taken power in Denmark on a programme of increasing welfare benefits and softening immigration restrictions. Mette Frederiksen, a…
Trump considering withdrawal from 68-year-old treaty with Japan: report
President Donald Trump has been privately talking about withdrawing from the postwar defense treaty with Japan, according to three sources familiar with the…
Cambodia Charges 7, Including Chinese, in Building Collapse
A court in Cambodia said Tuesday that seven people, including four Chinese nationals, have been charged with crimes related to a building collapse that killed…
Police seek witnesses in D?sseldorf gang rape case
Police in Germany&aposs west are investigating a series of brutal gang rapes in the D?sseldorf area. The offenders allegedly lured their victims to hotel rooms…
Europe heatwave to feel like ‘hell’ as Sahara wind brings 40C temperatures, forecasters say
Britain is not the only country preparing for soaring temperatures this week, as a potentially dangerous heatwave set to shatter records spreads across Europe.…
Kushner: Palestinian boycott of US peace plan ‘strategic error’
Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to US PresidentDonald Trump and the president’s son-in-law, has said that the Palestinian’s boycott of the “deal of the century”…
3 Chinese banks face U.S. action in sanctions probe–report
Three large Chinese banks could lose their access to the U.S. financial system after a judge found them in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in a…
ABC sues Australian police force after newsroom raid
Australian public broadcaster ABC has begun legal action following a police raid on its Sydneyheadquarters earlier this month. It has demanded the return of…
Union warns of nationwide rail strikes in pension row
The biggest rail union has warned of the possibility of national rail strikes in a row over pensions. Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and…
Hong Kong’s former leader Donald Tsang to find out whether his misconduct conviction will be …
Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen – the only city chief executive to have served a jail term – will learn whether he can clear his…
Hidden hotel cameras lead to arrests in China
Police in central China have detained a man who installed hidden cameras in several hotel rooms and another who claimed the devices were common in mainland…
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk calls for stoning on Muslims after Easter bombings
Colombo: Muslims in Sri Lanka say they fear new attacks after a top Buddhist monk called for violence against members of the religious minority, claiming a…
Australia planning new port in northern coast for use by US Marines amid China’s growing …
Australia is planning to build a new deep water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter…
Bolton warns Iran: Don’t mistake US ‘prudence’ for weakness
National security adviser John BoltonJohn RobertBoltonBeware the Bolton path to US militarystrikes on Iran Trump critic Brennan praises his Iran decision: I…
Cambodia resort building collapse toll rises to 17
Rescue workers search for victims in the debris a day after an under-construction building collapsed in Sihanoukville on June 23, 2019. Cambodian rescue workers…
India Rising: Delivery after the build-up in real estate
With Indians giving greater political strength to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the next five years, there are high hopes that among the many reforms (of the…
Ireland left horrified by Ana Kriégel’s murder in a derelict farmhouse
On a spring afternoon last year, a 13-year-old boy called at the home of Ana Kriégel, a 14-year-old girl living in the Dublin suburb of Lucan. He had exciting…
A plane full of skydivers crashed in a fiery heap shortly after it took off, officials say
(CNN)A skydiving plane that went down in Hawaii, killing all 11 people aboard, crashed in a fiery heap shortly after it took off, authorities said. The incident…
Johnson & Johnson faces multibillion opioids lawsuit that could upend big pharma
Day after day, the memos flashing across screens in an Oklahoma courtroom have jarred with the family-friendly public image of Johnson & Johnson, the…
US launched cyber attacks on Iran after drone shootdown: reports
Washington: The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network this week after Tehran downed an American…
Minister Mark Field suspended over video of him grabbing protester
A government minister has been suspended while being investigated over footage showing him forcibly removing a female protester from a black-tie dinner in the…
Two Hong Kong men stole US$143,300 from victim in violent robbery related to Mid-Autumn Festival …
Two Hong Kong men took part in a HK$1.12 million (US$143,300) armed robbery, in which the victim was lured to the site of the attack after falling for a scam…
At least 24 dead in Indonesia matchstick factory fire
At least two dozen people were killed when a fire ripped through a matchstick warehouse in Indonesia on Friday, authorities said.“There have been 24…
Erdogan in lose-lose situation after Istanbul vote: analysts
Ankara: Voters in Istanbul will take part in a re-run of the mayoral election on Sunday after a vote in March was annulled over alleged irregularities. Local…
1MDB scandal: Malaysian authorities claim US$65 million siphoned from fund followed ‘clear trajectory’ from former …
As the trial of disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak continues, Malaysian authorities have intensified efforts to recover funds siphoned from the…
Amit Shah credits PM Modi for taking yoga to the world
Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking yoga to the world, Union Home MinisterAmit Shah Friday said the ancient Indian practice has become ambassador…
Pentagon is without a chief as US faces many global threats
WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent U.S. defense secretary. The Trump administration is grappling with an…
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