Indonesia threatens to report countries for refusing to take back waste
Indonesia’s environment ministry said on Thursday it would report countries to the Basel Convention, an international treaty on waste reduction, if they refused to accept waste shipments sent back to them by its authorities.
Afghan woman politician sees Taliban talks as only hope for future
Afghan women have no choice but to hope the Taliban respect their rights for the sake of peace, said Fauzia Kofi, the first woman to lead a political party in Afghanistan.
Spain’s FCC says cooperating with justice in Panama corruption probe
Spanish building and infrastructure company FCC said on Thursday that it was fully cooperating with a High Court corruption investigation linked to 82 million euros ($92 million) in payments it allegedly made in Panama.
North Korea launches two projectiles into sea, Japan and South Korea say
North Korea fired two projectiles, possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to the Japanese coast guard and South Korea’s military.
Car blast kills eight in Syria’s Afrin, near Turkish border
At least eight people were killed on Thursday when a car bomb exploded in a busy market in the northwest Syrian city of Afrin, under control of Turkey-backed rebel groups, witnesses and a rescuer said.
North Korea fires unidentified projectile: South Korea military
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile towards the sea to its east on Thursday afternoon, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said.
China says hopes U.S. will ‘stop abusing concept of national security’ after U.S. grounds drones
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday after the United States grounded all non-emergency Chinese-made drones that it hoped Washington would “stop abusing the concept of national security” and provide a non-discriminatory atmosphere for Chinese comp…
UK election campaign begins with Corbyn attack on ‘rigged system’
Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, kicks off his election campaign on Thursday with a vow to take on Britain’s “rigged system”, which he said was run by a privileged elite of tax dodgers, billionaire owners and bad bosses.
China says U.S. Pompeo comments a vicious attack on China, Communist Party
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments targeting Beijing and the ruling Communist Party were a vicious attack and that any attempt to smear China or obstruct its growth were doomed to fail.
Fire engulfs Pakistani train, kills at least 65
A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday, killing at least 65 people and injuring nearly 40 after a gas canister that passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, government officials said.
