Turkish teacher kidnapped in Mongolia freed after authorities ground flight
A Turkish teacher, who was allegedly kidnapped in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar and taken to the city’s airport, has been released after authorities temporarily grounded an airplane, according to local media and a social media posting by the man…
Cambodia sets up polling stations, officials expect 60 percent turnout
At the Toul Kork Primary School in Phnom Penh volunteers swept classrooms and laid out wooden desks on Saturday, transforming the rooms into polling stations a day ahead of a general election which Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to comfortably win….
Australia hosts one of Asia-Pacific’s largest air force exercises
The skies over Australia’s northern coastline were filled with air force pilot top guns from 16 nations on Saturday in one of Asia-Pacific’s largest air force training exercises.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen has an important election backer: China
China announced a major infrastructure project in Cambodia midway through its election campaign and denounced proposed economic sanctions by the European Union on the Southeast Asian nation.
In test of re-election prospects of Australian PM, by-election voting begins
Voting in five by-elections across Australia began on Saturday in polls that are widely seen as a barometer of the re-election prospects of the country’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Armenian ex-president Kocharyan detained after court ruling: lawyer
An Armenian court ordered former President Robert Kocharyan detained on Friday on charges of usurping power, his lawyer said.
Cuba’s president changes style not substance in first 100 days
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has engaged in a nonstop series of public appearances during his first 100 days in office, stopping everywhere across the island nation in an apparent bid to consolidate his leadership position. But the Castro dynasty …
Bulgarian court deals blow to hopes for treaty on violence against women
Bulgaria’s top court ruled on Friday that a European treaty to combat violence against women violates the constitution, likely eliminating any chance the treaty can be ratified.
Main parties concede Pakistan election to Imran Khan; protests threatened by others
Pakistan’s former ruling party conceded defeat to cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan ahead of final results from the country’s disputed election, which European Union monitors said on Friday had not been fought on a level playing field.
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran’s expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials.
