Activist detained in Hong Kong partially won appeal over recognition of overseas same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong has partially won his appeal seeking recognition for same-sex marriage registered overseas
2023-09-05 17:21
Peter Navarro, second ex-Trump aide to be prosecuted for contempt of Congress, faces trial Tuesday
Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro goes on trial Tuesday as the second ex-aide to former President Donald Trump to be prosecuted for criminal contempt of Congress.
2023-09-05 17:19
Asylum applications in the European Union continue to rise after a major hike last year
Asylum applications in the European Union continued to rise in the first half of 2023 following a major hike last year, pressuring limited hosting capacities and moving the issue up the political agenda in many nations
2023-09-05 16:53
The US sent cluster munitions to Ukraine but activists still seek to bolster a treaty banning them
Backers of an international agreement that bans cluster munitions are striving to prevent erosion in support for it after what one leading human rights group calls an “unconscionable” U.S. decision to ship such weapons to Ukraine for its fight against Russia
2023-09-05 16:16
World War I memorials in France and Belgium are vying again to become UNESCO World Heritage sites
Belgium and France want the countless headstones, cemeteries and memorials from World War I recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites to make sure people stop and think about the meaning and value of peace
2023-09-05 15:51
An orangutan, chirping birds and a waterfall at ASEAN venue contrast to Jakarta's pollution outside
Indonesia will welcome the leaders of fellow Asian countries with a captivating jungle scene of a two-story waterfall, chirping birds, wild orchids and even an orangutan in a tree
2023-09-05 15:29
Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India's ecologically fragile Ladakh region
A first of its kind “climate-friendly” soccer tournament is underway in India's remote desert region of Ladakh, an ecologically fragile territory where oxygen is thin and breathing is hard
2023-09-05 15:18
Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank kills a Palestinian man
Palestinian health officials say Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man during an army raid in the occupied West Bank
2023-09-05 15:16
Country Garden makes dollar debt payments in relief for China property sector
By Xie Yu and Shuyan Wang HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -Country Garden made interest payments on U.S. dollar bonds hours ahead
2023-09-05 14:49
A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly
The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism
2023-09-05 14:17
As sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some states
When the NFL season kicks off, Kentucky residents will be able to legally bet on games for the first time
2023-09-05 12:55
The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the Texas Senate
The Texas Senate is set to gavel in for the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, a political reckoning of years of alleged corruption that could lead to his permanent ouster from office
2023-09-05 12:51