Fire causes damage at another World Heritage site in Japan
A fire damaged at least one building at a World Heritage site in Japan on Monday, a fire department official said, just days after a blaze destroyed much of another Japanese World Heritage site, on its southern island of Okinawa.
Brexit Party’s Farage says: We could be kingmakers in likely hung parliament
The British election is likely to result in a hung parliament and the Brexit Party’s lawmakers could be kingmakers, leader Nigel Farage said on Monday.
Indian Muslims anxious as court prepares to rule on destroyed mosque
In the Indian town of Ayodhya, minority Muslims are feeling under siege as they await a Supreme Court ruling on a centuries-old religious dispute that has cast a shadow over their relations with the majority Hindu community.
China says U.S. should not ‘gesticulate’ about South China Sea issue
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the United States should not “gesticulate” about the South China Sea issue.
Vietnam arrests eight in connection with UK truck deaths: state media
Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in relation to the discovery of 39 bodies in a truck near London last week, state media said on Monday.
Iranians chant ‘Death to America’ to mark U.S. embassy seizure
Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America” near the old U.S. embassy on Monday, the 40th anniversary on the seizure of the mission, with the country’s army chief comparing the United States with a poisonous scorpion intent on harming Iran.
Three people in critical condition as protests rock ‘heavy-hearted’ Hong Kong
Three people were in critical condition in Hong Kong on Monday, authorities said, after a weekend of chaotic clashes with anti-government protesters that led China to call for a tougher stance to end months of unrest in the Asian financial hub.
‘Still time’ for Thailand to solve U.S. duty-free issue: U.S. commerce secretary
Thailand still has time to renegotiate with the United States over a suspension of duty-free preferences on imports of Thai goods before the suspension takes effect in April, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday.
Three polls point to a new stalemate in Spanish Nov. 10 election
A general election in Spain on Sunday is unlikely to break the current political gridlock, as neither left-wing or right-wing parties are set to win a parliamentary majority, three polls for Spanish newspapers predicted on Monday.
Protesters block roads in Beirut, other parts of Lebanon
Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations against the ruling elite that have plunged the country into political turmoil at a time of acute economic crisis.
