China to unveil new leadership line-up as Xi cements power
China’s ruling Communist Party will reveal its new leadership line-up today when President Xi Jinping introduces his Politburo Standing Committee, culminating a week-long party congress. A key measure of Xi’s…
New cyber attacks hit airport, metro in Ukraine
Cyber attacks have hit Ukraine’s Odessa airport and the metro system in Kiev, with the state-run Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) saying a new wave of hacks was hitting the…
Russian presidential hopeful says she won’t sling mud at Putin
Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian TV personality planning to run against Vladimir Putin in next year’s presidential election, has attacked his policies but said she would not personally insult him in…
Pakistan PM tells Tillerson it has “produced results” in fighting terrorism
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has reconfirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the “war on terror” during a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying his country had “produced results”…
China, Southeast Asia aim to build trust with sea drills, Singapore says
China and Southeast Asian navies aim to hold an inaugural joint maritime exercise next year, Singapore’s defence minister said, as they try to build trust amid conflicting claims over the…
Hong Kong democracy activists granted bail by highest court
Hong Kong’s highest court has granted bail to two prominent young democracy activists, Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who were jailed for unlawful assembly linked to the city’s large-scale pro-democracy…
Italian regions start pursuing greater autonomy in shadow of Catalonia crisis
Political leaders in northern Italy have claimed an overwhelming mandate to seek greater autonomy from Rome after referendums that did not go as far as the independence vote in Catalonia…
Rhino, elephant poaching declines in Namibia
Namibia has recorded fewer cases of rhino and elephant poaching this year compared to recent years, the southern African nation’s minister of environment and tourism said. Namibia has one of…
Olympics: South Korea PM says Olympics will be success despite tensions
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon says tensions with North Korea will not prevent the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang from being as successful as other global sporting events held…
Weakening typhoon Lan passes near Tokyo, at least two killed
A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan has made landfall in Japan, setting off landslides and flooding but leaving the capital, Tokyo, largely unscathed, although at least two people were reported killed…
