At least 24 Yellow Vests lost eyes in violent protests. Now they're more determined than ever
It was a warm afternoon in March. David Breidenstein says he looked on as some of the more radical yellow vest protesters set fire to Le Fouquet's, not just a restaurant but a symbol of wealth and power in France.
Video of Trump kissing a campaign aide leaves both sides claiming vindication
President Donald Trump's legal team posted a video of him kissing campaign aide Alva Johnson that they say clears him, but that her side says proves her accusation of forcible kissing.
Rains, floods kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India
At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides, officials said Friday.
Monsoon floods sweep through world's biggest refugee camp
When the monsoon rains hit southeast Bangladesh this week, Hafiz Ullah and his family abandoned their flimsy bamboo-and-tarpaulin-home to take shelter in a nearby school.
Iran shows growing fury in the Gulf. It really is desperate to talk
The British Heritage super tanker is owned by BP, under a British flag, and on charter to an Anglo-Dutch company, so it's unsurprising that the ship appeared to abandon suddenly its plans over the weekend as it sailed within sight of Iran.
BJP’s dream state is Muslims’ purgatory
WHEN Indian Hindus are moved by the plight of Palestinians, they are perhaps influenced by the fact that Palestine belongs to the third world and Asia. In the case of Bangladeshi Muslims, an
China's car market fell off a cliff this year. It faces a long road back
China's car sales rose for the first time in a year last month, but the world's largest market remains stuck in a deep slump that shows little sign of ending soon as the country's massive economy slows.
Weaponizing the dollar
THE signs are mounting steadily now. As the Trump administration weaponizes the dollar in defence of American hegemony, it is prompting many other nations to find alternatives to the US
Trump says he will no longer deal with UK ambassador who labeled him 'inept'
President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House will no longer deal with British Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch after a series of leaked diplomatic cables revealed he told 10 Downing Street that the administration was "inept" and "clumsy."
China interrupts Hong Kong pop star during UN speech
Chinese diplomats repeatedly interrupted a Hong Kong pop star and activist as she accused Beijing of "preventing our democracy at all costs" in a speech to the United Nations on Monday.
