China says N.Korea’s Kim pledges denuclearisation during friendly visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearise and meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would…
S.Korea says watching Beijing ‘very closely’ amid reports
Events are happening quickly on the Korean peninsula with planned summits between North and South Korea and the United States, a presidential official in Seoul says, amid reports that North…
Facebook CEO among those invited to testify at US Senate hearing
The United States’ Senate Judiciary Committee says it has invited the chief executive officers of Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc to testify at an April 10 hearing on…
Lawyers for Brexit whistleblowers say there is evidence Vote Leave broke law
Lawyers for Brexit campaign whistleblowers say that there was a prima facie case that Vote Leave broke election law in the EU referendum, according to a legal opinion by law…
Egyptians begin voting in contest set to hand Sisi second term
Egyptians have begun in a presidential election set to deliver an easy win for incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with turnout the main focus after all serious opposition withdrew complaining of…
At least 53 die in Russia shopping mall fire
At least 53 people have been killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry says. The fire, one of the…
Philippine defence chief says China sea dispute still a challenge
The territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea remains a security challenge despite an improvement in bilateral ties, the Philippine defence chief has said as he accepted three…
Japan’s Akie Abe ‘First Lady’ role now puts her in scandal’s spotlight
Japan‘s first lady, Akie Abe, once known mainly for embracing progressive causes that put her at odds with her conservative spouse, is now in the hot seat as doubts revive…
Porn star says she was threatened to keep silence on Trump: TV interview
An adult-film actress who claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he was president said on Sunday she had been threatened in 2011 while in a parking lot with…
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has been detained in Germany, five months after entering self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces up to 25 years in prison for organising an…
