Angry Indian farmers march on parliament to denounce their plight
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers and rural workers marched to the Indian parliament in the capital, New Delhi, on Friday in a protest against soaring operating costs and plunging produce prices that have brought misery to many.
Germany checking if Merkel’s plane woes had ‘criminal’ cause: paper
German investigators are checking whether there was any criminal cause behind the malfunction of a plane carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel to the G20 summit in Argentina, German newspaper Rheinische Post reported on Friday, citing security sources.
Activists seek release of refugee Bahraini footballer held in Thailand
Thai rights activists on Friday called for the release of a refugee footballer from Bahrain detained in Bangkok who may be deported back home where they say he could face persecution.
VietJet plane makes troubled landing, minor injuries to some passengers
A VietJet Aviation JSC flight made a troubled landing on Thursday evening after the wheels on its front landing gear had “problems”, with passengers reporting minor injuries, the carrier and Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Friday.
Merkel protege and old rival battle to lead Germany’s ruling party
The race to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Germany’s ruling conservatives, and take pole position to succeed her as chancellor, is going down to the wire.
China rejects U.S. academic report calling for retaliatory action
Chinese media on Friday hit back at a U.S. academic report which urged the United States to engage in “tit-for-tat” retaliation to counter what it said was China’s widening campaign for influence which threatened to undermine democratic values.
Sri Lanka parliament set to cut ministers’ salaries, travel expenses
Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday was set to pass a motion cutting ministers’ salaries and travel expenses, but it was unclear how the move would impact the disputed government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa whose ministers boycotted the vote.
Saudi crown prince meets India’s Modi in Argentina, plans to ramp up investments
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him about plans to scale up investments in India’s tech, farm and energy sectors, an Indian official and the Saudi news agency (SPA) said on Friday.
Australian kids walk out of school to protest climate inaction
Thousands of children walked out of school across Australia on Friday in protest against government inaction on climate change, prompting a rebuke from a minister who said they were setting themselves up for “failure”.
Air New Zealand Christmas ad replicates Trump’s U.N. laughter moment
An Air New Zealand advertisement released for the Christmas season this week takes a dig at U.S. President Donald Trump by portraying an American boy wearing a “Make Christmas Great Again” red cap being laughed at by other children on Santa’s “naughty”…
