British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a fresh rebellion in his cabinet, with a group of ministers poised to resign due to concerns that he is leading the country…
Ex-Ecuador president Correa denies planning coup attempt from exile
Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa denied on Tuesday he was orchestrating a coup against the government from his self-imposed exile in Belgium, after being accused of stoking the worst unrest…
Ecuador imposes curfew after protests push government out of capital
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday ordered a curfew around government buildings after six days of violent anti-austerity protests that have pushed his administration out of the capital Quito and…
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist appeals against sentence as further protests loom
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jailed for six years for rioting in 2016 appeared in court on Wednesday to appeal against his sentence, as anti-government protests showed no signs of…
China’s ANTA sports says it will immediately halt contract renewal negotiations NBA
China's ANTA Sports Products Ltd said on Tuesday it will halt contract renewal negotiations with the National Basketball Association (NBA), adding to the list of Chinese firms cutting ties with…
Australian prosecutors argue no grounds for ex-Vatican treasurer’s final sex crimes appeal
Prosecutors have urged Australia's High Court to refuse to hear a final appeal by former Vatican treasurer George Pell against his convictions for sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in the…
China condemns U.S. visa restrictions over treatment of Muslims
The Chinese Embassy in Washington on Tuesday denounced the U.S. imposition of visa restrictions on some Chinese officials over China's treatment of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang as interference in China's…
Rescue by tuk tuk as snipers rain death onto Baghdad streets
A bright yellow three-wheeled tuk tuk careens out of the rioting crowd with gunfire crackling in the air and black smoke swirling up into the horizon.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=sJVNZ1uMLvA:2XdLDWUNGDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"…
Guterres warns U.N. may not have enough money to pay staff next month
The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don't pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday.div class="feedflare" a…
U.N. chief warns may not have enough money to pay staff next month
The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don't pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday.div class="feedflare" a…