How emerging nations are already dethroning the West
The Belt and Road Initiative is picking up momentum amid increasing synergy with countries in the expanding Brics grouping.
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Pakistan Islamist party begins protests against increase in electricity bills
Dozens of supporters of a key Islamist party were detained to prevent them from holding a rally in neighbouring Islamabad.
read moreTrio on trial for death of teen with bipolar disorder who was abused in South Korean church
The victim’s mother was also indicted for negligence of a child.
read morePhilippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker
The oil slick has more than tripled in size from July 25.
read moreCase of 6-year-old girl who went missing for 3 days sparks alarm among Malaysian parents
On average, two children below age 18 go missing in Malaysia each day, according to local media reports.
read moreAustralia signs $1.4 billion deal to upgrade navy submarines
SYDNEY - Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy's Collins class submarines.
read morePhilippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing
MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new arrangement with China aimed at cooling tensions.
read moreSouth Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
The International Olympic Committee has apologised Saturday for the gaffe.
read moreChina's foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment
BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines over the U.S. intermediate-range missile deployment, saying such a move could fuel regional tensions and spark an arms race.
read moreJustin Timberlake's lawyer says pop singer wasn't intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer, Edward Burke, said that police made "very significant errors" and expects the charge to be dismissed.
read moreSuperhero show The Boys prequel Vought Rising announced at Comic-Con
Jensen Ackles also announced that he will return as his character Soldier Boy for the fifth and last season of The Boys.
read moreMaking Asia Grimace Again? Idea of Trump 2.0 White House fuels regional unease
Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.
read moreNorth Korea's Kim calls for 'people's paradise' marking Korean War 'Victory Day'
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it was a sacred mission of the current generation to build a \"paradise for the people\" based on the ideology defended by a previous generation of victors with their blood as the country marked the Korean
read moreSurging heat stress for workers in Europe, Central Asia: UN
A growing number of workers face exposure to heat stress, the UN said Thursday, with climate change swelling the risks in regions unaccustomed to extreme heat like Europe and Central Asia.
read morePolluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water.
read moreKeep global tax negotiations at OECD, not UN, Yellen says
RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that she opposes shifting the negotiations for a global tax deal to the United Nations from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, pushing back against the desir
read moreBlinken set for talks with Chinese counterpart in Laos
Mr Blinken is set to meet China’s Wang Yi on the sidelines of an Asean foreign ministers' meeting being held in Vientiane.
read moreCIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says
CIA Director William Burns will meet this weekend in Rome with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts and Qatar's prime minister for talks on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by Hamas, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
read moreYellen says G7 can reach deal on $50 billion Ukraine loan by October
RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Friday that \"things look good\" for Group of Seven wealthy democracies to agree the terms of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine backed by Russian assets by October.
read moreBangladesh protest leaders taken from hospital by police
Three senior police officers in Dhaka denied that the leaders had been taken from the hospital and into custody.
read moreBangladesh's internet shutdown isolates citizens, disrupts business
DHAKA - Md. Rakibul Ahsan was finishing a logo he had designed for a foreign client as the deadline fast approached. Just before he could hit send, Bangladesh's internet was shut down, stranding him and the rest of the country offline.
read moreIndonesia launches new phase of industrial park set up to lure investors away from China
Companies investing in the Batang industrial park can get tax breaks for imports of machinery.
read moreIndia links of U.S. election contenders may spell little fizz for ties
NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI - The Indian links of some U.S. presidential election contenders probably mean little additional benefit for ties, experts said, against the backdrop of bipartisan support for closer relations with the South Asian nation to counter
read moreRussian ex-defence minister arrested for corruption, says Interfax
MOSCOW - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that Dmitry Bulgakov, a former deputy defence minister, had been arrested and charged with corruption, the Interfax news agency reported.
read moreBelarus president promises to expand cooperation with North Korea
SEOUL - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to expand cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea's foreign ministry said on its website on Friday.
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