Ex-Diplomats and scholars warn detention of Canadians will leave China 'worse off'
More than a hundred former diplomats, academics and activists have written an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained in China.
Giuliani tries to clean up comments about Trump Tower Moscow
President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Monday that the President had no recollection of whether discussions about a proposed Trump Tower Moscow project went through the 2016 election, distancing himself from a claim he made Sunday.
Over 100 killed in Afghan military base attack
A Taliban attack in central Afghanistan on Monday killed scores of security personnel, officials said, with some estimates putting the death toll at more than 100, amid government silence about one of the most deadly insurgent attacks in months.
The Carlos Ghosn case is putting Japan's system of 'hostage justice' under scrutiny
In the blink of an eye, Carlos Ghosn's jet-setting world fell apart.
Is China becoming hegemonic?
XI JINPING, president of the People’s Republic of China and secretary general of the Communist Party of China, has made a very significant speech on the occasion of observance of the 40th
Fuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills 66
An explosion and fire killed at least 66 people who were illegally collecting fuel gushing from a leaking pipeline in central Mexico, the Hidalgo state governor said on Saturday.
Trump's offer of temporary protection for immigrants to end shutdown is a 'non-starter,' say Democrats
President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a new plan to end the government shutdown, offering temporary protection from deportations for some undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in wall funding.
May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
British prime minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging ‘no-deal’ split.
Internet shutdowns aren't just Africa's problem. They're happening worldwide
When Hong Kong police fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy protesters in 2014, the news moved swiftly through social media. Photos and videos of mostly student demonstrators being gassed helped fuel the outrage that ultimately drove hundreds of thousands of people into the streets.
Kenya attack: 21 confirmed dead in DusitD2 hotel siege
Kenyan security forces have killed all the Somali militants who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 21 lives and forcing hundreds of people into terrifying escapes, the government said on Wednesday.
