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UN, rights groups blame Taliban for missing journa...
The Taliban have arrested two Afghan journalists working for a local news channel, rights groups and the United Nations said Tuesd...
Myanmar protesters defy junta with strike and clap...
Anti-coup protesters across Myanmar defied a junta order not to mark the first anniversary of the military's power-grab with a sil...
African Union girds for fight over Israel's status
The African Union appears set for an internal clash over its relationship with Israel at a summit this weekend, a rare point of co...
Taiwan delegation to attend Beijing Olympics cerem...
Taiwan announced Tuesday a reversal to its weekend decision to forgo the opening and closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics, sayin...
Russia, US set for new call as West shows support...
The top Russian and US diplomats were to speak again Tuesday amid intense efforts by NATO allies to prevent an invasion of Ukraine...
India to launch state-backed 'digital rupee', tax...
India will introduce a state-backed "digital rupee" and impose a 30 percent tax on profits from virtual currencies, the government...
Controversial former Tokyo governor Ishihara dies
Controversial right-wing politician and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who made a decades-long career out of baiting Chi...
Inspired by Navalny, Russian bloggers stand up to...
Armed with only a phone and selfie stick, blogger Igor Grishin has set himself the task of fighting corruption in his hometown bey...
US, Russia diplomats to talk as tensions over Ukra...
Washington's and Moscow's top diplomats will hold fresh talks Tuesday on the Ukraine crisis as Western officials say Russia contin...
Mozambique looks to revive gas deals stalled by un...
Global energy giants were quick to halt their Mozambican gas projects when jihadist violence erupted on their doorsteps. After mon...
Myanmar shuts shop to defy junta on coup anniversa...
Streets emptied and shops shuttered across Myanmar on Tuesday as people defied junta orders to go about their business with a sile...
Australia to end stimulus but holds rates despite...
Australia's central bank moved to end multi-billion-dollar pandemic stimulus Tuesday, but kept interest rates at a record low desp...
Conflict zone to slalom for India's only Beijing O...
At the age of four, Arif Mohammad Khan put on skis for the first time, just a few kilometres from the Line of Control that divides...
Asian markets rise as traders buoyed by another Wa...
Asian markets rose in limited trade Tuesday following another strong lead from Wall Street fuelled by a rebound in tech firms, whi...
US tells families of govt employees in Belarus to...
The United States told the families of its government employees in Belarus to leave the country, the State Department said Monday,...
Putin to host EU ally Orban amid Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks Tuesday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has taken a softer line o...
Warring guerrillas bring misery to Colombian regio...
Fear reigns in northeastern Colombia on the border with Venezuela where the local population has been caught in the crossfire of r...
US judge rejects plea deals for murderers of Black...
A US judge on Monday rejected plea deals from two white men convicted of murdering a Black jogger in Georgia after relatives of th...
770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN
A single flash of lightning in the United States nearly two years ago cut across the sky for nearly 770 kilometres, setting a new...
Colombia demands removal from 'hunger hotspots' li...
Colombia took umbrage Monday at being included in a report by UN agencies on 20 "hunger hotspots," demanding to be removed from th...
Nasdaq ends bruising January on a positive note
Wall Street stocks finished a bruising month on a positive note Monday, rallying ahead of a heavy week of economic news and corpor...
Russia, US clash at UN over Ukraine crisis as olig...
Russia and the United States clashed over Ukraine at the UN Security Council Monday, as London and Washington threatened to slap s...
One year after Myanmar coup, sanctions and new cha...
The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charge...
International envoys praise 'openness' of Burkina...
Burkina Faso's military junta said Monday it had restored the constitution a week after seizing power in the poor Sahel country, a...
Sanctions and new charges, one year after Myanmar...
The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charge...
Oil higher, stocks wobble
Stocks struggled Monday as a pre-weekend rally on Wall Street fizzled while oil prices pushed higher ahead of a meeting of OPEC an...
UK PM sorry for 'partygate' but vows to plough on
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday apologised after his government was criticised for "failures of leadership and judg...
Climate change, population threaten 'staggering' U...
Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research M...
US, Britain, Canada hit top Myanmar justice offici...
The United States, Britain and Canada hit top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions on Monday on the one-year anniversary of a...
US hits top Myanmar justice officials with sanctio...
The United States hit three top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions Monday on the one-year anniversary of a military coup tha...
Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms.
Burkina junta says constitution restored after AU...
Burkina Faso's military junta said Monday it had restored the constitution a week after taking power and appointed the coup's lead...
UK 'partygate' report slams 'failures of leadershi...
A long-awaited report into claims of lockdown-breaking parties at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offices was published in...
Stocks wobble, oil higher in major trading week
Stocks diverged Monday as a pre-weekend rally on Wall Street fizzled with traders looking ahead to a charged week of central bank...
Africa Union suspends Burkina after coup as envoys...
The African Union on Monday suspended Burkina Faso a week after the volatile country suffered its latest coup, as diplomats from W...
French left 'people's primary' fails to end feudin...
France's leftist presidential hopefuls traded barbs on Monday after a prominent former minister won a grass roots "people's primar...
Africa Union suspends Burkina after coup as envoys...
The African Union on Monday suspended Burkina Faso a week after the volatile country suffered its latest coup, as envoys from West...
Portugal PM prepares to govern after surprise win
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa prepared Monday to govern solo after his Socialist party scored a surprise landslide win,...
Qatar emir meets Biden in shadow of Ukraine tensio...
US President Joe Biden will build on attempts to ensure energy back-up for European allies when he hosts Qatar's emir Monday in a...