What’s next as Japan PM Abe quits, potential successors
Abe and his cabinet will run the government until a new premier is elected but will not be able to adopt new policies. The winner...
Indonesia reports 2,858 new coronavirus infections, 82 new deaths
[caption id="attachment_10229" align="alignnone" width="929"] Indonesia is only behind the Philippines in numbers of Covid-19 cases. [/caption] JAKARTA: Indonesia today reported 2,858 new coronavirus infections and...
One shot dead as rival protesters clash in Portland
[caption id="attachment_10206" align="alignnone" width="999"] Medics and police personnel (bottom) surround the victim of a shooting in Portland, Oregon, US August 29, 2020, in this still...
All migrants moved off stranded Banksy rescue boat
[caption id="attachment_10200" align="alignnone" width="998"] Migrants who had just been helped off the rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy ‘Louise Michel’ sit covered with...
All migrants moved off stranded Banksy rescue boat
[caption id="attachment_10200" align="alignnone" width="983"] Migrants who had just been helped off the rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy ‘Louise Michel’ sit covered with...
Japan’s Suga to join race to succeed PM Abe, report media
[caption id="attachment_10214" align="alignnone" width="976"] Japan’s top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga smiles during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2020....
Trump to visit Kenosha in wake of racial unrest
[caption id="attachment_10211" align="alignnone" width="975"] A protester waves a flag near a Wisconsin National Guard vehicle, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man,...
Sparking fury, White House halts election security briefings to Congress
[caption id="attachment_10220" align="alignnone" width="974"] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the administration and intelligence community to resume the briefings. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The White House has...
South Korea marks 17th day of triple-digit coronavirus cases with dining curbs
[caption id="attachment_10223" align="alignnone" width="945"] A general view of an empty restaurant during a lunch hour amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea,...
Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned
[caption id="attachment_10217" align="alignnone" width="969"] Around 300 people were on the streets of Malmo, with violence escalating as the evening wore on. [/caption] STOCKHOLM: At least...