1+ day, 59+ min ago   (405+ words) MACAU, Sept 12 — Macau will hold its first national security trial behind closed doors next week, a court said on Friday, in a case against a former pro-democracy lawmaker charged with “subversion”. The Chinese casino hub expanded the scope of national…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (222+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit here, providing an opportunity for both leaders to strengthen Putrajaya and Moscow’s relations and exchange views on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (391+ words) SEOUL, Sept 12 — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea’s defence ministry said. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch toward the body of water that Koreans call the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) PEREIRA, Sept 11 — One month after a powerful earthquake shattered the Colombian city of Pereira, hundreds of people sleep outdoors or seek refuge in shelters with little idea of what the future holds. Pereira is nestled in Colombia’s western coffee-growing region,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (217+ words) CALGARY, Sept 11 — Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump “in recent days” and Ottawa remains ready to reach a “fair” trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (574+ words) BANGKOK, Sept 11 — Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater. “We even found living corals hidden in a…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (220+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 11 — The wife of Venezuela’s deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, both of whom face drug trafficking charges in the United States, has requested to be released from New York detention and placed under house arrest, citing heart problems. Before…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (171+ words) BEIJING, Sept 10 — A fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port caused “heavy casualties” on Thursday, state media said, with President Xi Jinping calling for urgent search and rescue operations. “A foreign cargo ship of Beihai…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (528+ words) TORONTO, Sept 10 — North America’s largest film festival kicks off today in Toronto with a jam-packed line-up of more than 200 films and high-wattage stars including John Malkovich, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock and K-pop superstar Lisa. Hot on the heels of Venice and…...

3+ day, 4+ min ago   (361+ words) SEOUL, Sept 10 — South Korea’s president has ruled out even considering to extend his constitutionally-capped one term in office, a spokesman said Thursday, after the leader and some allies had floated a reform. President Lee Jae Myung’s critics noted a second…...