TAIPEI, September 2 (Reuters): Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing's stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan said on Wednesday it would redesign its
PHNOM PENH, September 2 (Reuters): For survivors of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime, the death of the group's executioner and security chief, known as Comrade Duch, has brought a further,
TOKYO, September 2 (Reuters): Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga declared on Wednesday he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a race he is heavily favoured to
Washington, September 2 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 25.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 855,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Wedne
MEXICO CITY, September 1 (Reuters): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's approval ratings have risen during the coronavirus pandemic, with a majority of surveyed voters applauding his c
OSLO, September 1 (Reuters): The Norwegian parliament suffered a cyber attack during the past week and the e-mail accounts of several elected members as well as employees were hacked, the national ass
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Myanmar's telecommunications ministry said on Tuesday it had ordered mobile operators to block a website run by activists investigating the military for spreading fake news, which the group said
BEIRUT, September 1 (Reuters): French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Lebanese politicians they risk sanctions if they fail to set the nation on a new course within three months, stepping up pressure
TAIPEI/BERLIN, September 1 (Reuters): The head of the Czech Senate declared himself to be Taiwanese in a speech at Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday, channelling the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy
BANGKOK, September 1 (Reuters): Thailand's recently appointed finance minister, Predee Daochai, has resigned as the government struggles to pull Southeast Asia's second-largest economy out of
KHARTOUM, September 1 (Reuters): Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Tuesday at the start of a trial over the military coup in which he took power in 1989.
Giving his prof
VATICAN CITY, September 1 (Reuters): Pope Francis on Tuesday urged nations to fight global warming according to the 2015 Paris climate accord, weighing in on issue that figures in the U.S. presidentia
BEIJING, September 1 (Reuters): China accused the United States on Tuesday of using "national security" concerns as an excuse to act against Chinese firms, in a response that followed days after
NAIROBI, September 1 (Reuters): The family of Paul Rusesabagina - hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide - have accused authorities in Kigali of kidnapping him, speaking o
WASHINGTON, September 1 (Reuters): The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and
DUBAI, September 1 (Reuters): The United Arab Emirates has betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by reaching a deal toward normalising ties with Israel, Iran's top authority Supreme Lead
Washington, September 1 (IANS) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 25.4 million, while the deaths have increased to over 849,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Tuesda
BUCHAREST, August 31 (Reuters): Romania's centrist minority government survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday, improving political stability as the country struggles to curb the corona
GENEVA, August 31 (Reuters): The World Health Organization called on countries to persevere with restrictions to tackle COVID-19, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, saying ope
BEIRUT, August 31 (Reuters): Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, head of Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim Amal Movement, warned on Monday that recent deadly shootings raised the risk of the country sliding bac