Brazil to only accept G7 Amazon aid if Macron withdraws ‘insults’
BRASILIA – Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro says he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to retract “insults” against him before he considers accepting aid from the Group of Seven nations who…
Igniting global outrage, Brazil’s Bolsonaro baselessly blames NGOs for Amazon fires
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil‘s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has accused non-governmental organisations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the…
Japan allows further exports of high-tech material to S.Korea: sources
SEOUL- Japan has approved shipments of a high-tech material to South Korea for the second time since imposing export curbs last month, two sources said, ahead of talks by government…
Hong Kong leader says she hopes peaceful protest was a turning point
HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore peace and that the government…
Elton John blasts relentless character assassination of Harry and Meghan
LOS ANGELES – Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres have spoken out in support of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, calling them a down-to-earth and hardworking couple who were being…
Malaysia court postpones biggest 1MDB trial involving ex-PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian court has postponed for a week the biggest of five trials linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB and allegedly involving former prime…
More mass protests planned in Hong Kong after peaceful weekend of rallies
HONG KONG – Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday, marking a change to what have often…
Class dismissed: Surge in arrests of foreign teachers in China
BEIJING – Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police tactics and Beijing’s…
Canadian fugitives suspected in three murders die by suicid: police
Two teenage Canadian fugitives who were the target of a nationwide manhunt took their own lives with gunshots, police have said following the completion of an autopsy report. Kam McLeod,…
Norway mosque shooting suspect appears in court with wounded face
OSLO – The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday, and of killing his Chinese-born stepsister, has appeared in court with black eyes and wounds…
