A Chinese court sentenced a former senior finance official to life in prison for bribery, finding him guilty of illegally amassing the equivalent of nearly US$14 million .Wang Jianjun, 58,
Thailand said Monday it would deport a Frenchman who banned Israeli visitors from his zoo on Koh Samui, just days after issuing a similar order for an Israeli who had
Tokyo tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals including homes on Airbnb after a surge in complaints about visitors, an official said
Russia and North Korea held a ceremony on Monday marking the opening of the first road bridge across their narrow shared border, as the two Western-sanctioned countries deepen ties amid
Philippine police arrested a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in his hospital bed on Monday evening over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal tied to
The European Union should make social media platforms change instead of banning children from using the apps, Estonia’s digital minister said on Monday, just over a week before the EU
A top US envoy on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World
Indonesia’s main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early Tuesday after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry confirmed.The ministry wrote on
Cuba’s top diplomat said on Monday there are no talks underway with the United States, nor were there any plans for future negotiations, amid a “genocidal” blockade that Cuba says
Investigators of Sunday’s deadly Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash, which killed five and injured five others, have provided a few more details in the reset press briefing.Flight 7598 Amazon