Chileans debate in the streets in ‘first act of revolution’ to determine their future
Harnessing the same energy that has galvanized millions of people to take to the streets in protest, a spectacle unseen since the bloody fight against a dictatorship three decades ago, Chileans have organized town halls to take the country’s future int…
Some Nigerians blame government, not religious leaders, for shocking school abuses
The first thing 15-year-old Burhani saw when he arrived at an Islamic reformatory school in October was rows of youths and young men sitting on a courtyard floor, naked, bleeding and in chains.
UK’s Johnson begins election battle, vowing Brexit and casting rival as ‘Stalin’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicks off his election campaign on Wednesday vowing to “get Brexit done” in contrast to his main rival, whom he compared to Soviet leader Josef Stalin who sent millions to their deaths in labor camps.
Militants attack Tajik border post, 17 killed: security officials
Masked Islamic State militants attacked a border post on the Tajik-Uzbek border overnight, triggering a gun battle that killed 15 of the militants, a guard and a policeman, Tajik authorities said on Wednesday.
Pompeo says U.S. troubled by reports of China harassing families of Uighur activists
The United States is deeply troubled by reports the Chinese government has “harassed, imprisoned, or arbitrarily detained” relatives of Uighur Muslim activists and survivors of internment camps who have made their stories public, U.S. Secretary of Stat…
Iraqi security forces use live fire to disperse Baghdad protesters
Iraqi security forces opened fire on Wednesday to disperse protesters gathered on a bridge in central Baghdad, shooting live bullets in the air, a Reuters witness said.
Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes southern Iran, no casualties reported: TV
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake on Wednesday struck Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, state television reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Facing arrest, Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy vows he will return Saturday
Self-exiled Cambodian opposition party founder Sam Rainsy said on Wednesday he will return on Saturday to face arrest amid a crackdown at home on members of his banned party and Malaysia’s detention of two party activists trying to return.
EU, China agree to protect 100 of each other’s regional foods
The European Union and China have agreed to protect 100 European regional food designations, known as geographical indications (GI), in China and 100 Chinese geographical indications in the EU, the EU Commission said on Wednesday.
China will support its firms in purchases of Airbus planes: Xinhua
China will support its firms’ purchases of Airbus planes, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday, citing commitments by French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting.
