Yemen government says it is ready to resume peace efforts, coalition silent
The Saudi-backed Yemeni government said on Thursday it was ready to work on confidence-building measures under U.N.-led peace efforts as the United States pressed for an end to a war that has pushed Yemen to the brink of starvation.
Exclusive: Pilot radioed alert on doomed Indonesian jet’s previous flight
The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia’s Bali island on Sunday made a radio alert minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but they were overcome and he pushed on to Jakarta. The same jet crashed on another flight hours later, killing a…
Trump says had good talk with China’s Xi on trade, North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet on Thursday said he had a “very good” talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade and North Korea and that the two planned to meet at the upcoming G-20 summit.
India’s environment minister blames state governments as pollution worsens in Delhi
India’s environment minister blamed the Delhi government and its neighboring states for failing in their efforts to check air pollution which was six times above the recommended limit on Thursday, posing severe health risks.
Germany will back extension of sanctions against Russia: Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany would push for an extension of Western sanctions against Russia in December because Moscow had failed to fully implement a Ukraine peace deal brokered in Minsk in 2015.
Ukraine President Poroshenko sees Russian sanctions as ‘award’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday compared being placed on a Russian sanctions list to receiving an award, adding that Moscow should withdraw its troops and weapons from Ukrainian territory instead of saber-rattling.
Wealthy Madagascar candidates woo skeptical voters trapped by poverty
No matter who wins Madagascar’s presidential election next week, Soloniaina Rakotomamonjy wants the victor to bring jobs to a country shackled by poverty despite immense resource wealth.
Madagascar’s next leader: accountant, DJ, or milkman?
Madagascar’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina faces two main challengers in Nov. 7 elections – both key players in the island’s past political turmoil who have promised to put that behind them and keep the economy’s recovery on track.
Exclusive: Pilot made distress call on doomed Indonesian jet’s previous flight
The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia’s Bali island on Sunday made a distress call minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but they were overcome and he pushed on to Jakarta. The same jet crashed on another flight hours later, killing…
Taking the plunge: Hardy Hong Kong swimmers brave busy harbor
For nearly 30 years, Sandy Lam has been rising early each day for a dip in the sometimes choppy waters off the western edge of Hong Kong island, next to one of the world’s busiest ports.
