Trump’s doctor dismisses speculation of chest pain
Donald Trump's doctor on Monday denied reports that the US president had recently suffered chest pain after he attended an unannounced medical checkup in...
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with...
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new strongman
Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in Monday at a Buddhist temple revered by his core Sinhalese nationalist supporters, following an election...
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers...
Rajapaksas eye comeback in tense Sri Lanka election
Sri Lankans voted Saturday for a new president in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, loved for crushing the Tamil Tigers...
Chile to vote on new constitution in response to protests
Chile announced Friday it will stage a referendum to replace the country's dictatorship-era constitution next year - a key demand of protesters after nearly...
Schools closed as protests put chokehold on Hong Kong
Pro-democracy protesters challenging China's rule of Hong Kong choked the city with barricades and rallies for a fourth straight day Thursday, as the police...
Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to four
The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man's body was discovered in a scorched area of...
‘Depressed and unemployed’: China’s rights lawyers battle disbarment
Once a staunch defender of rights activists in court, Liu Zhengqing has sunk into a depression since being barred by Chinese authorities in January.
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Clashes as acting Bolivia leader aims to end power vacuum
Bolivia's interim president Jeanine Anez moved Wednesday to fill the power vacuum left by the resignation of Evo Morales, who said he was ready...
