Germany says has no choice but to pull forces from Turkish air base
ANKARA – Germany will have to pull its forces out of the Incirlik air force base in southern Turkey because of Turkish government restrictions on German lawmakers seeking to visit…
Dylan’s Nobel speech: songs only need to move you, not make sense
STOCKHOLM – Nobel prizewinner Bob Dylan says that unlike literature his songs were meant to be sung not read and that they only needed to move people, not to make…
Joined by TV co-star, Cosby arrives for sex assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa., – Escorted by the woman who played the youngest child on his 1980s hit television show, Bill Cosby has walked into a Pennsylvania courthouse to face sex assault…
South Korea will return four North Koreans “if they want to go back”
SEOUL – South Korea is questioning four North Koreans rescued from waters off the east coast and will return them to the North if they want to go back, the…
China hits back at Taiwan leader’s offer of help on democracy
BEIJING – China has hit back at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s offer to help China transition to democracy, saying the “values and ideas” pushed forward by her party had caused…
Trump criticised for tweet on London mayor after bridge attacks
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has come under fire for criticising London’s mayor in the aftermath of attacks in the city that killed seven people and injured at least 48…
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s president has offered to help China transition to democracy, on the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Tsai…
Six killed as militants plough van into crowd on London Bridge, stab others
LONDON – Militants have driven a van at high speed into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revellers on the street and in nearby bars, killing at least six people and wounding…
Cambodians vote in local election seen as test for strongman Hun Sen
PHNOM PENH – Cambodians have voted in local elections seen as a test of support for authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of Asia’s longest serving leaders, ahead of a…
Japan defence minister backs all US options on N.Korea, seeks deeper alliance
SINGAPORE – Japan’s defence minister has backed the United States using any option to deal with North Korea, including military strikes, and said Tokyo wanted to build a deeper alliance with Washington…
