Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home
[caption id="attachment_1167" align="alignnone" width="559"] Du Wei previously served as Chinese ambassador to Ukraine [/caption] China’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in...
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made
[caption id="attachment_1120" align="alignnone" width="614"] FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs for the Camp David, Maryland presidential retreat from...
US urges China to release Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama
In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after...
US blames Islamic State for Kabul maternity attack, urges Afghan peace process
[caption id="attachment_914" align="alignright" width="636"] A woman carrying a baby leaves the site of an attack at a hospital where the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without...
Hong Kong police watchdog to release report into handling of protests
[caption id="attachment_910" align="alignnone" width="588"] FILE PHOTO: Riot police disperse anti-government protesters during a protest at Mong Kok in Hong Kong, China May 10, 2020. [/caption]...
Trump says he doesn’t want to talk to Xi right now, could even cut China ties
[caption id="attachment_904" align="alignleft" width="705"] FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump meets China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in...
Afghan maternity ward attackers ‘came to kill the mothers’
[caption id="attachment_983" align="alignleft" width="563"] Gunmen killed 24 people in the attack, including at least 11 mothers [/caption] The cold-blooded murders of 24 women, children and...
Remdesivir: Five Indian and Pakistani firms to make drug to ‘fight coronavirus’
A US pharmaceutical firm has signed agreements with drug makers in South Asia to expand supply of the drug remdesivir for treating Covid-19. [caption id="attachment_858"...
1MDB: Malaysia drops charges against Wolf of Wall Street producer
Prosecutors in Malaysia have dropped charges against Wolf of Wall Street producer Riza Aziz over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. [caption id="attachment_854" align="alignnone" width="675"] ...
Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is "hard evidence" that she was targeted by Russian hackers in what she called "outrageous" spying attempts. The...