Around 25,000 protest immigration stance of Merkel’s Bavarian allies
MUNICH – Around 25,000 people braved the rain in Munich on Sunday to protest the hardline immigration stance of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies three months before they face a…
Migrant charity files manslaughter complaint against cargo ship, Libya
PALMA DE MALLORCA – The charity Proactiva Open Arms has filed a complaint, including of involuntary manslaughter, with the Spanish police against a cargo ship for failing to help migrants…
Trump denies wrongdoing, says lawyer’s tape ‘perhaps illegal’
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has denied any wrongdoing a day after reports that his onetime attorney Michael Cohen had recorded them both discussing buying the rights to a…
Hundreds protest over Hong Kong’s move to ban separatist political party
HONG KONG – Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have rallied against the government’s attempt to ban a political party, saying it dealt the most serious threat to the city’s…
S.Korean court sentences president Park to another 8 years in jail
SEOUL – A South Korean court has sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds…
Malaysia to release report on missing flight MH370 on July 30
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will release on July 30 a long-awaited report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the transport minister said. In May, Malaysia called off a…
Bulk of families separated at US-Mexico border remain apart
LOS ANGELES – With one week left on a court-ordered deadline to reunite children and parents separated by US immigration officials, government lawyers have reported that 364 of some 2,500…
S.Korea court holds govt accountable for 2014 ferry sinking for the first time
SEOUL – A South Korean court has acknowledged for the first time the government’s liability for the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which killed 304 people, mainly school children,…
Australian PM says Pope must sack archbishop convicted of concealing child sex abuse
SYDNEY – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that Pope Francis must sack an Australian archbishop convicted of concealing child sex abuse. Archbishop Philip Wilson, 67, in May became the…
White House denies Trump said Russia no longer targeting US
WASHINGTON – The White House denied that US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia was no longer targeting the United States, saying his answer “no” was about taking…
