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Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire

Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ruled out a resumption of stalled peace talks with communist rebels if they do…
Cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria kills at least 23: UN

Cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria kills at least 23: UN

The United Nations says a cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed at least 23 people and threatens thousands of…
Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence

Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence

Malaysia’s coast guard will not turn away Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar and is willing to provide them temporary…
President: Mexico hit by biggest quake in century, 5 killed

President: Mexico hit by biggest quake in century, 5 killed

A major earthquake off Mexico’s southern coast killed at least five people, with the president saying Friday it was the…
French police find more explosives after raid near Paris

French police find more explosives after raid near Paris

French police unearthed a second stash of explosive materials near Paris on Thursday after a similar find in a nearby…
Observers in the spotlight ahead of Kenya’s election re-run

Observers in the spotlight ahead of Kenya’s election re-run

The re-run of Kenya’s presidential election after the Supreme Court invalidated the Aug. 8 vote for irregularities has exposed high-profile…
Urging reforms, Poroshenko says Ukraine can’t cope without IMF

Urging reforms, Poroshenko says Ukraine can’t cope without IMF

President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Ukraine would be extremely vulnerable if it failed to stick with its IMF…
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault

‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault

When the former UN chief Kofi Annan wrapped up his year-long probe into Myanmar’s troubled northwest on Aug. 24, he…
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail

Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he thought the North Korea crisis would not escalate into a large-scale conflict…
Hurricane Irma brings death, destruction to the Caribbean

Hurricane Irma brings death, destruction to the Caribbean

Hurricane Irma has killed at least eight people and injured 23 in French Caribbean island territories as the dangerous Category…
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