Taiwan protests after China boards a tourist boat near Kinmen Island
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies […]
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Building collapse in Beirut suburb kills 4 and rescuers are searching for others
BEIRUT: A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut late Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as
The UN Security Council is voting on a Gaza cease-fire on Tuesday, with the US certain to veto
U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told several reporters Monday that the Arab-backed resolution is not “an effective mechanism for trying
WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US on spy charges
To his supporters, Assange is a secrecy-busting journalist who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan and is entitled
Long after pope’s abuse summit, victims still traumatized by the system meant to address their cases
SOME SAY VICTIMS SHOULD SKIP PURSUING JUSTICE FROM THE CHURCHBut even in the US, victims and canon lawyers say the
Proposed ‘fast unto death’ strike to depend on outcome of talks with govt: Ladakh’s Sonam Wangchuk
LEH: Sonam Wangchuk, a key campaigner for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, on Tuesday said the proposed “fast unto death” protest
Latest round of talks between PML-N and PPP on coalition govt formulation in Pakistan inconclusive
ISLAMABAD: The latest round of talks between the top leaders of the PML-N and the PPP has ended inconclusively after
Taliban demanded treatment ‘similar to recognition’ to attend UN meeting
The Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a U.N.-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday.Taliban demands included
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole
Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, has returned home after being released on parole.Thaksin, 74, served two
Eastern Congo aid groups warn of new humanitarian crisis linked to M23
The eastern Congo region faces a potential humanitarian crisis as the armed rebel group M23 advances, threatening to cut off