UK pushes ahead with Rwanda migrant scheme as small boats keep...
The British government wants to send migrants who turn up illegally on its shores to Rwanda.By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskillLONDON - Housed in...
Russian forces pound Donetsk region, grain ship due to set sail...
Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key...
Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit
China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of US lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and met...
China’s Yangtze river shrinks as heatwave, drought threaten crops
Regions that rely on the Yangtze, China’s longest river, are having to deploy pumps and cloud-seeding rockets as a long drought depletes water levels...
Zimbabwe blames measles surge on church sect gatherings after 80 children...
A measles outbreak has killed 80 children in Zimbabwe since April, the ministry of health has said, blaming church sect gatherings for the surge.HARARE...
Modi says India aims to become developed nation in 25 years
India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a national day address on Monday, with...
Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty in...
France says all its troops battling Islamists in Mali have now...
France said on Monday that all of its troops battling Islamist militants in Mali since 2013 have now left the country, following a decision...
Kenya’s Ruto declared president-elect in chaotic scenes
Kenya’s elections chief declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race on Monday but some senior election officials disowned the...
Blasts rock Russian-held Crimea, Ukraine hints at role
Explosions rocked an ammunition depot and disrupted trains in Russian-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, the latest such incident in a region Moscow uses as a...
