Chinese former senior security official faces life in prison for bribery
A Chinese former top security official faces life in prison after a court on Friday hit him with a suspended…
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‘War crimes’ committed in Ukraine: UN investigators
War crimes ‘have been committed’ in the Ukraine conflict says the head of a high-level Commission…
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One dead, 19 missing as boat capsizes off Cambodia
One person died and 19 are missing at sea after a boat carrying Chinese nationals sank off the coast…
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Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel dies aged 70: publisher
Hilary Mantel, the first British novelist to win the Booker Prize twice and who sold millions of books…
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Ebola deaths in Uganda climb to four
A total of four people have died from the highly contagious Ebola virus in Uganda, where the authorities…
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Europe faces dilemma on Russians fleeing Putin’s draft
The European Union is facing a tough balancing act over how to deal with Russians fleeing military mobilisation,…
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Bodies of Syria shipwreck victims return to Lebanon
Ambulances carrying the bodies of Lebanese migrants who drowned when a boat they boarded sank off Syria’s…
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US Fed opens policy meeting with steep rate hike on the table
US central bankers opened their two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with another steep interest rate hike…
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Manhattan skyline as high-level UN General Assembly week kicks off
Images of the United Nations headquarters among the Manhattan skyline as the 77th UN General Assembly…
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DR Congo leader, at UN, accuses Rwanda of aggression
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday accused Rwanda of direct aggression,…
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