At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes
SAO PAULO – At least 40 prisoners in Brazil have been found strangled to death in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival…
“Education under fire” as attacks on Afghan schools jump, UNICEF says
KABUL – Attacks on schools in Afghanistan increased almost threefold last year, making it increasingly difficult to ensure an education for children in many parts of the country, the United…
Peru and Colombia call for more aid to help with Venezuelan migratory crisis
LIMA – Colombia and Peru has called on the international community to commit more aid to help them cope with an influx of around 2 million Venezuelans who have migrated…
Ex-ministers who quit Trudeau government will run as independents in Canadian election
MARKHAM, Ontario – Two former ministers who quit Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government this year over his handling of a scandal said on Monday they would run as independents…
Vietnam swine fever cull surges, 1.7 million pigs dead
HANOI – Vietnam has culled a further 500,000 pigs over the past two weeks to tackle an oubreak of African swine fever, taking the total killed so far to 1.7…
Trump meets Japanese emperor on state visit overshadowed by trade
TOKYO – US President Donald Trump has met new Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in the ceremonial highlight of a state visit overshadowed by trade tensions between the two…
Former Thai PM and influential royal adviser Prem Tinsulanonda dies at 98
BANGKOK – Former Thai prime minister and influential royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda, a towering figure over decades of turbulent politics and military interventions, has died at age 98 of…
Iran will defend itself against any aggression, says foreign minister
BAGHDAD – Iran will defend itself against any military or economic aggression, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, calling on European states to do more to preserve a nuclear agreement…
Europeans vote in bigger numbers to set EU course
BRUSSELS – Europeans turned out to vote on Sunday in bigger numbers than before in an election pollsters predict will further dent traditional pro-EU parties and bolster the nationalist fringe…
Hong Kong protestors demand China be held to account for 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
HONG KONG – Thousands of protesters have marched through central Hong Kong as part of annual demonstrations demanding that China be held accountable for its democracy crackdown in and around Tiananmen Square three decades…
