Maldives tells UN climate talks: “We are not prepared to die”
KATOWICE, Poland – The Maldives will do all in its power to keep “our heads above water”, the head of its delegation at UN climate talks said in an impassioned…
Detained Canadian in China being probed for harming state security
BEIJING/SHANGHAI – Chinese authorities are questioning former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was detained days after the arrest in Canada of a Chinese businesswoman, on suspicion of engaging in activities…
US Secretary of State Pompeo says CIA still investigating killing of Khashoggi
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the Trump administration’s handling of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, stressing Saudi Arabia’s importance as a US ally…
Failure to agree climate deal rules would be suicidal: UN chief
KATOWICE, Poland – Failure by countries to agree rules on implementing the 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed at curbing global warming would be suicidal, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.…
Police sound “all clear” after bomb threat at Facebook’s Silicon Valley campus
SAN FRANCISCO – A bomb threat has prompted authorities to evacuate a building at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Facebook Inc, police said, but gave the “all clear” after an…
Weeding out foreigners: strains over Thailand’s legalisation of marijuana
BANGKOK – Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalise medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control of a potentially…
Former Malaysian PM Najib, 1MDB ex-CEO face fresh corruption charges
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian prosecutors have filed new graft charges against former prime minister Najib Razak and the former chief executive of scandal-linked state fund 1MDB, in the latest cases…
Canada frees CFO of China’s Huawei on bail; Trump might intervene
VANCOUVER – A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has been granted bail by a Canadian court, 10 days after her arrest in Vancouver at the…
Gunman kills 3 people in French Christmas market, flees
STRASBOURG – A gunman on a security watchlist has killed three people and wounded a dozen others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg on…
French minister asks Trump not to meddle in French affairs
PARIS – US President Donald Trump should not meddle in French affairs, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said after Trump criticised France in two tweets following riots in Paris.…
