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Philippines says ASEAN omission of arbitration case not a Chinese victory
The Philippines "vigorously pushed" for the inclusion of comment on an arbitration ruling in a joint statement from…
Democrat Clinton makes history with U.S. presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's White House nomination, coming back from a stinging defeat in her…
France’s Hollande meets religious leaders amid row over attacks security
President Francois Hollande displayed interfaith solidarity with France's religious leaders on Wednesday after two…
Kremlin denies interfering in US election campaign
The Kremlin on Wednesday denied Moscow was interfering in the US election campaign after President Barack Obama…
PM Abe’s plan for $265 billion stimulus puts pressure on BOJ to ease
Japan's prime minister unveiled a surprisingly large $265 billion stimulus package on Wednesday to reflate the…
World Bank’s Sri Mulyani named as Indonesian finance minister
Indonesia's president on Wednesday appointed World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as the country's…
Japanese police raid house of knife attack suspect
Japanese police on Wednesday raided the house of a 26-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death 19 people and…
Turkey detains 42 journalists after failed coup; Europe alarmed
Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday under a crackdown following a failed coup that has…
Priest’s throat slit in French church hostage taking, IS claims responsibility
Two assailants slit the throat of an 84-year-old priest at a church in northern France on Tuesday in a…
US Kerry warns N. Korea of ‘real consequences’ for weapons programme
Washington's top envoy John Kerry warned North Korea on Tuesday that it faced "real consequences" over its ongoing…