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Police detain four men and five women suspected of arranging transport for activists who tried to flee by boat to TaiwanHong Kong police say they have arrested nine people suspected of helping 12 activists who fled the city in August, heading for Taiwa…
Read MoreTsai Ing-wen says she hopes ‘this is the beginning of genuine change’ after Xi Jinping’s UN speech saying Beijing would never seek hegemonyTaiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, says she has hopes for less tensions with China and in the region if Beijing wi…
Read MoreTruce comes into force but countries accuse each other of derailing dealArmenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting on Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the …
Read MoreMark Brown’s multiple ministries prompt opposition to suggest PM lacks confidence in his cabinetThe Cook Islands’ new prime minister has allocated himself 17 portfolios in the country’s government.Aside from the premiership, Mark Brown is the minister …
Read MoreWorld Press Photo Foundations says it is unclear why exhibition closed early amid speculation of political pressure over photos A prestigious international press exhibition, featuring photographs of the Hong Kong protests, has been abruptly taken down …
Read MoreKoh Chang hotel to drop charges in exchange for public apologyWesley Barnes held under defamation and computer crime lawsA hotel in Thailand has agreed to drop charges against an American guest who faced up to five years in jail for posting negative re…
Read MoreSpokeswoman voices fears over openness of UK market after MPs say Huawei is security riskChina has said it is highly concerned about the future openness and safety of Chinese investments in the UK after the Commons defence select committee said the pre…
Read MoreTwo sides urged to suspend fighting to allow for exchange of prisoners and recovery of bodiesRussia has moved to stop the worst escalation of fighting in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh in more than a quarter of a century by hosting ceasefire…
Read MoreFighting leaves seven dead as rival factions fight for control of drugs trade and terrorise vulnerable refugeesFighting between rival gangs in the Rohingya refugee settlements in Bangladesh has forced hundreds of people to leave their shelters in a wee…
Read MoreUnions warn of further action over non-payment of rise agreed in 2018, as hundreds of Assam tea estates closeOver 400,000 workers on Indian tea plantations that supply the world’s largest tea companies have gone on strike over the government’s failure …
Read MoreTweet calling for troops’ return by Christmas puts peace negotiations in jeopardy and was greeted enthusiastically by the TalibanDonald Trump has announced on Twitter that he wants to bring all US troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas – a plan that…
Read MoreIndiscriminate weapons banned under treaty not signed by Armenia or AzerbaijanAzerbaijan has been accused of using banned cluster bombs in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, including munitions found in civilian areas, and has accused Armenia of…
Read MoreWith UK’s Liam Fox eliminated the contest is now between Yoo Myung-hee and Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaThe World Trade Organization is set to be run by a woman for the first time in its 25-year history after it was announced that the final choice to be its new …
Read MoreIn the election Judith Collins is up against one of the most popular PMs in recent times“I’ve been having an awfully fun time, can you tell?”, Judith Collins, the leader of New Zealand’s centre-right National party enthused, to a campaign trail meeting…
Read MorePainting by government official Ren Renfa bears seals of several Chinese emperorsA 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan dynasty has fetched HK$306.6m (£32.2m) at an auction in Hong Kong.The 2-metre (6.6ft) Five Drunken Princes Returning on…
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