Dozens of Hong Kong protesters make daring campus breakout

Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escaped a two-day police siege at a campus late Monday by shimmying down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes in a dramatic and perilous breakout

Rajapaksa prioritises security

The winner of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, Gotabaya Rajapaksa made national security his top priority after being sworn in on Monday at an ancient temple in the north-central city of

At least 10 people were shot and 4 of them were killed at a football watch party in Fresno

At least 10 people were shot and four of them were killed at a football watch party in Fresno, California, Sunday night, police said.

Protesters set fire to HK PolyU campus entrance to prevent police

Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers warned they may use live rounds if confronted by deadly weapons.

Bolivian interim president promises to hold elections soon

Bolivia’s interim president said Sunday she would call new elections soon, as the country struggles with violent unrest a week after the resignation of Evo Morales.

Gunmen fire on buses carrying Sri Lankan Muslim voters

Gunmen fired at buses carrying minority Muslim voters on Saturday as Sri Lankans elected a new president, with the powerful Rajapaksa clan eyeing a comeback seven months after Islamist

Witness overheard US ambassador tell Trump that Ukraine would investigate Biden

A US ambassador told President Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "loves your ass" and that Ukraine was going to move forward with the investigation Trump had

Hong Kong's student protesters are turning campuses into fortresses

Less than 164 feet (50 meters) from a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) base, student protesters are building a fortress.

Trump associate Roger Stone found guilty of lies that protected Trump

Longtime Trump political adviser Roger Stone was found guilty on Friday of lying to and obstructing Congress in a case that has shed new light on President Donald Trump's anticipation of the

Sri Lanka presidential race tightens

Sri Lankans elect a new president on Saturday in a ‘finely balanced’ race between the early favourite, former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and government minister Sajith Premadasa,