German farmers sue government over missed climate targets
AFP | Dismayed by the German government's failure to meet climate protection targets, dairy farmer Heiner Luetke Schwienhorst has filed a lawsuit against Berlin to...
Huawei exec faces US fraud charges linked to Iran
AFP | Chinese telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran, a Canadian court heard Friday,...
Tear gas, mass arrests as new ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris
AFP | Police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people in Paris on Saturday as the French capital went on lockdown for the latest...
Foreigners put on alert over French fuel protests
AFP | Foreigners were put on alert for possible violence during Saturday's French fuel protests, particularly in Paris, with some embassies warning their nationals to...
Muslims rally to defend rights in multi-ethnic Malaysia
AFP | Thousands of banner-waving Muslims dressed in white rallied in the Malaysian capital Saturday demanding protection of their rights, at a time of growing...
Russian offered Trump campaign ‘political’ cooperation in 2015
AFP | US prosecutors have revealed that a Russian offered cooperation to Donald Trump's campaign as early as 2015, declaring that the president's ex-lawyer Michael...
China’s surplus with the US hits new record in November
AFP | China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record $35.6 billion in November, official data showed Saturday, as exports across the...
“I had nothing to do with NAB prosecutor’s resignation”: Zulfi Bukhari
News Desk | Zulfi Bukhari, Special Assistant to Prime Minister for overseas Pakistanis says that NAB already has all records of his off-shore companies and...
Canada defends Huawei arrest after markets wobble
AFP | Canada on Thursday defended its arrest of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei on a US extradition request after markets wobbled on...
Cool Head keeps Australia alive in India Test
AFP | Travis Head hit a stubborn half-century to keep Australia in the hunt Friday after their top order slumped under sustained pressure from India's...
‘Worst drought I have seen’: Afghan farmers forced to flee
AFP | Wheat and opium farmer Murad Khan Ishaqzai, 80, has never seen a drought as bad as the one ravaging western Afghanistan where more...
Outcry over mass teen roundup as France braces for more protests
AFP | Images of dozens of high-school pupils kneeling with their hands behind their heads during mass round-ups sparked an outcry Friday as France braces...