Australian PM’s party drops election candidate over Islamophobic comments
Campaigning for a general election later this month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he had forced a candidate to quit his Liberal Party because of Islamophobic comments posted on social media.
English voters punish both Britain’s main parties for Brexit chaos: early results
English voters used local elections to punish both Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party for the deadlock over Brexit, partial results showed on Friday.
Monstrous rumors stoke hostility to Pakistan’s anti-polio drive
His bearded face was half-covered by a shawl, but Hameedullah Khan’s fear and ignorance was on full display as he delivered a chilling message for anyone who tries to vaccinate his children against polio.
India evacuates more than a million people ahead of cyclone Fani’s landfall
India has evacuated more than a million people living along its east coast ahead of an extremely severe cyclone that is due to make landfall on Friday afternoon, government officials said.
Kushner hopes Israel will look at peace plan before any West Bank moves
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday he hopes Israel will take a hard look at President Donald Trump’s upcoming Middle East peace proposal before proceeding with any plan to annex West Bank settlements.
Murder at the airport: the brazen attack on Kim Jong Nam
Early on a February morning two years ago, a balding man in a gray suit entered Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport, glanced up at the departures board and walked to check in for his flight to Macau. Moments later, his killers struck.
Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of killing North Korean leader’s half-brother
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was released from jail and returned to Vietnam on Friday.
Kushner says Middle East peace plan will be ‘good starting point’
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday the Middle East peace proposal he is working on would be a “good starting point” to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused in killing of North Korean leader’s half-brother
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korea’s leader was freed on Friday, a court translator said.
Venezuela opposition figure, facing arrest warrant, says he met with generals
Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, evading arrest in a Spanish diplomatic residence, on Thursday disclosed he met with senior military officials before a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro this week.
