Philippines minister accuses China of fabricating sea claims
MANILA: China's “nine-dash line” used to claim most of the South China Sea is a fabrication, the Philippine defence minister said, as he accused Beijing...
Black man shot, injured by US police in Wisconsin, protests break out
[caption id="attachment_9840" align="alignnone" width="941"] Screengrab from the YouTube video 'US: Protesters demand justice after police shooting of Black man.' [/caption] KENOSHA: A Black man was...
Canada’s Conservatives pick O’Toole to challenge PM Trudeau
[caption id="attachment_9816" align="alignnone" width="954"] Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O'Toole speaks after his win at the 2020 Leadership Election, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August...
New Zealand extends Auckland virus lockdown, Australia case numbers slow
[caption id="attachment_9825" align="alignnone" width="969"] Police and military personnel check vehicles leaving the city at a Covid-19 check point setup at the southern boundary in Auckland...
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway to leave at end of August
[caption id="attachment_9822" align="alignnone" width="942"] White House adviser Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington August 6, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: White House...
Biden slams Trump for ‘walking away’ as pandemic ravaged US
[caption id="attachment_9810" align="alignnone" width="965"] Former US Vice President Joe Biden to a largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware...
With China tensions rising, US joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversary
[caption id="attachment_9844" align="alignnone" width="941"] Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen leaves after paying her respects to the deceased during an event to mark the 62nd anniversary of...
Kremlin critic Navalny will survive ‘poison attack,’ says activist
[caption id="attachment_9819" align="alignnone" width="962"] Cinema for Peace founder Jaka Bizilj at the Charite Mitte Hospital Complex, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is receiving medical...
Report: Trump’s sister calls him ‘cruel’, ‘liar’ on secret recordings
[caption id="attachment_9768" align="alignnone" width="956"] File picture shows Donald Trump (left) gesturing as he stands next to his sister Maryanne Trump Barry, during a break in...
With China tensions rising, US joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversary
China, which claims Taiwan as its own, has stepped up military activity around the democratic island, moves denounced by Taiwan’s government as an attempt at...