TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s Emperor Naruhito completed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum throne on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in the traditions and…
SYDNEY (AFP) – The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a…
GENEVA (AFP) – Hollywood star Cate Blanchett pleaded Monday for an end to the devastating limbo suffered by millions of stateless people worldwide,…
BANGKOK – Although Indonesia has announced plans to move its capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan, the ASEAN headquarters will remain in Jakarta, ASEAN…
LONDON (AFP) – Prince Harry recalled the hounding of his late mother Diana to denounce media treatment of his wife Meghan Markle, as…
MONACO (AFP) – Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday…
BEIJING (AFP) – A futuristic airport that resembles a giant starfish opened in Beijing Wednesday, as China unveils another massive infrastructure project just…
NEW YORK (AFP) – Masses of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change that teen activist Greta Thunberg said was “only the…
JAKARTA (AFP) – Former Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, who ushered in an era of democratic reforms after the downfall of long-time dictator…
HARARE (AFP) – Mugabe died at 0240 GMT in Singapore, where he had been hospitalised in April, a Zimbabwean diplomat in South Africa told…