Merkel’s conservatives hit 12-year low in German poll
Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, trying to move beyond a bitter dispute over migrant policy that threatened the coalition, has fallen to its lowest level since 2006, a poll showed on Sunday.
Chinese police apply to arrest 18 at scandal-hit vaccine firm
Police in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun said on Sunday they had asked prosecutors to approve the arrest of 18 people at Changsheng Bio-technology Co Ltd, a vaccine maker at the center of a safety scandal.
Euro referendum not part of Italian government plans: deputy PM
A referendum on whether Italy should leave the euro currency is not in the governing coalition’s contract and will not be pursued, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the 5-Star Movement Luigi Di Maio said in a published interview.
China donates four small boats and grenade launchers to Philippines
China has donated four 12-meter-long boats and 30 rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers to the Philippines, continuing the closer relations between the two countries under President Rodrigo Duterte.
Voter turnout for Cambodia election 80.49 percent: election commission
Voter turnout for Cambodia’s general election on Sunday was 80.49 percent, the National Election Commission (NEC) said.
‘He looked like a terrorist!’ How a driver in rural India ended in a mob attack and a lynching
By Zeba Siddiqui, Euan Rocha, Rajendra Jadhav and Sankalp Phartiyal
Philippine rebels begin campaign for Muslims’ approval of autonomy law
Leaders of the Philippines’ mainstream separatist group on Sunday urged Muslims in the country’s south to support a new autonomy law designed to tackle extremism and defuse a half-century of conflict in a referendum later this year.
Powerful quake kills 14 on Indonesian tourist island Lombok
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday killing 14 people and sending villagers fleeing from their beds into open fields to avoid collapsing buildings.
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister amid unrest over poor services
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity minister on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts and rampant corruption, the premier’s office said.
Polls close in Cambodia election, PM Hun Sen set to extend rule
Vote counting got underway on Sunday in Cambodia in a contentious national election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair due to voter intimidation and the absence of any significant challenger to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
