China to ban imports of pigs from Cambodia due to African swine fever
China will ban imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Cambodia, its customs said on Monday, after the Southeast nation reported its first case of the highly-contagious African…
Sri Lanka ramp up security for imminent attacks by Islamist militants disguised in military uniforms
Sri Lanka church in ruins after bombings Sri Lankan security officials have warned that the Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s deadly suicide bombings were planning more attacks imminently, using a…
Boeing CEO to face shareholders for first time since 737 MAX crashes
Boeing Co CEO Dennis Muilenburg Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg will face shareholders on Monday for the first time since two fatal crashes that led to the 737 MAX’s…
Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house on the east coast two days…
China’s Xi hails over $64 billion BRI deals, assures of sustainable growth delivery
President Xi Jinping President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed deals worth more than $64 billion signed during China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) this week as he sought to reassure…
Almost 20, 000 unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers registered in the EU in 2018
The number of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the European Union totalled around 19,700 in 2018, around a third fewer than 2017, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported on Friday….
World’s highest highway tunnel opens to traffic in Tibet
Mila Mountain Tunnel opens to traffic in Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, April 26, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua) The world’s highest highway tunnel was open to traffic on Friday at an altitude…
New World Bank President to highlight vision for bank’s poverty reduction, development agenda in Africa visit
WB’s new President, David Malpass World Bank’s new President David Malpass will be making his first foreign trip to sub-Saharan Africa to highlight his vision for the bank’s poverty reduction…
Lagarde says China’s Belt and Road infrastructure programme should only go where debt is sustainable
IMF MD, Christine Lagarde China’s massive Belt and Road infrastructure program should only go where it is needed and where the debt it generates can be sustained, International Monetary Fund…
Former U.S. vice president Biden announces interest in 2020 election race
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for the 2020 election. Biden, 76, a longtime senator who served for…