China warns against ‘new Cold War’ as big powers meet in SE Asia
China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid "a new Cold War", in a thinly veiled reference...
Cuba uncovers human trafficking for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Cuba has identified an alleged human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting its citizens to fight in Russia's war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said...
Hong Kong saw hottest summer on record in 2023
Hong Kong experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with the city seeing "record-breaking" temperatures, the government said Monday, the latest region to...
Chinese flock to Mongolia hoping for papal visit of their own
Chinese Catholics flocked to Mongolia's capital to see Pope Francis this weekend, getting a glimpse of grand public expressions of religious faith unthinkable back...
Spanish police snatch 2.7 tonnes of cocaine off yacht
Spanish police seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine from a yacht near the Canary islands and arrested six suspects believed to be involved in...
Few Catholics in Mongolia, but Pope’s visit eyes geopolitics
Pope Francis heads to Mongolia this week, an unlikely choice given the isolated nation's small Catholic community, but a strategic one due to the...
73 dead after fire engulfs building in South Africa (video)
A fire that engulfed a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday,...
Gabon president under house arrest: coup leaders on state TV
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is being detained at home and one of his sons has been arrested for "treason," military officers said Wednesday,...
Storm Idalia strengthens into hurricane, barrels toward Florida
Storm Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday as forecasters predicted it would intensify and become "extremely dangerous" before making landfall in the US state...
Migrants’ perilous trip past buoys, razor wire to reach Texas
With their two children on their shoulders, Wilfredo Riera and Nataly Barrionuevo wade into the Rio Grande from the Mexican shore, the water soon...
