China mulls new foreign investment law: state media
BEIJING, Dec 23, 2018,, China’s legislature is considering a new law governing foreign investment that will streamline existing rules and…
222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia
CARITA, Indonesia, Dec 23, 2018,, A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after…
Bangladesh current account deficit sinks over 40 pct
DHAKA, Dec. 23,, Bangladesh’s current account deficit fell more than 40 percent and reached about 2 billion U.S. dollars in…
Ghosn detention extended over Christmas and New Year
TOKYO, Dec 23, 2018 ,, Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind…
Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish
AZAZ, Syria, Dec,, Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington’s decision to…
Turkey, Israel in new war of words
ANKARA, Dec,, Turkey on Sunday hit out at Israel’s “lawless occupation” of Palestinian territory after the Israeli prime minister accused…
Canadian PM visits troops on peacekeeping mission in Mali
OTTAWA, Dec. 23,, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Canadian troops deployed on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali…
A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168
CARITA, Indonesia, Dec. 23,, A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning…
UN hopes Congolese can ‘freely’ vote after delay
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec. 23,, The United Nations Security Council on Saturday said it hoped a week-long delay in…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump request to enforce asylum ban
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22,, The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from the Trump administration to begin enforcing a…