Politics
Hong Kong to give big cash handouts as economy reels from virus
Hong Kong’s government said Wednesday it will give a HK$10,000 ($1,280) handout to every permanent resident in a bid to jump-start an ...Death toll rises to 20 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
At least 20 people were killed in three days of clashes in New Delhi apparently sparked by President Donald Trump’s first state ...Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Egypt’s former long-time president Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo’s Galaa military hospital. Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who ...Conservatives claim victory in Iran polls after record low turnout
Iran’s conservatives claimed victory Sunday in a general election marked by the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid public anger ...Virus-hit China postpones parliament for first time in decades
China decided Monday to postpone its annual parliament session for the first time since the Cultural Revolution, as the country battles the ...Conservative resurgence on the cards as Iran votes
Iran votes Friday in key elections which conservatives are expected to dominate, capitalising on public anger against moderate President Hassan Rouhani over ...Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an ...Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans
Britain’s government on Wednesday faced a backlash over its new post-Brexit immigration plans, which are designed to cut “cheap labour from Europe” ...Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly ...UN demands ‘independent, impartial’ probe of Cameroon deaths
The United Nations called on Cameroon Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation into the “shocking” killing of 23 villagers in a troubled ...