Alexei Navalny: Putin critic facing decades in prison as new trial begins
The Russian opposition leader faces multiple charges of extremism, which he says are politically motivated.
2023-06-19 14:47
Hundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says
More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a packed trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution and poverty.
2023-06-19 11:55
Blinken to wrap up rare visit to China, may meet Xi Jinping
By Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi on
2023-06-19 11:28
South African taps run dry after power shortages
Electricity problems have led to water shortages and those with money are digging their own boreholes.
2023-06-19 07:27
North Korea says botched satellite launch was 'gravest failure'
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has said its botched military satellite launch last month was the "gravest failure"
2023-06-19 06:48
Vienna Pride parade attack foiled, Austrian police say
Police say the three people arrested - one a boy of 14 - were suspected Islamist sympathisers.
2023-06-18 21:45
How U.C. Berkeley tried to buoy enrollment of Black students without affirmative action
By Sharon Bernstein BERKELEY, California In the 25 years since California voters banned all consideration of race in
2023-06-18 18:28
Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a
2023-06-18 18:16
Top US-China exchanges since Biden took office
By Martin Quin Pollard U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began two days of talks in Beijing on
2023-06-18 16:46
'The Cuban regime killed my father' - dissident's daughter
Cuban state agents were responsible for the death of dissident Oswaldo Payá, a new report concludes.
2023-06-18 07:57
Blinken lands in China on rare trip with hopes low for any breakthrough
By Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American
2023-06-18 07:55
Poland: Thousands march in Warsaw for LGBT rights ahead of elections
Same-sex relationships are not legally recognised in Poland and gay couples cannot adopt children.
2023-06-18 06:57