Former Yunnan Party Chief Indicted for Bribery
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Qin Guangrong, former Party chief of southwest China's Yunnan Province and a former senior national legislator, has been indicted on charge of bribe-taking, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said Monday.
Lam Says Hong Kong Bill Is ‘Dead’ but Unclear If Demand Met
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn't clear if...
Victorious Suu Kyi to Meet Myanmar Army Chief, President
YANGON — Myanmar election victor Aung San Suu Kyi was to meet the country's president and army chief later this week, for their first official talks since the landmark polls.
Singaporean Blogger-Activist Detained in US while Appealing for Asylum
SINGAPORE — A Singaporean teenager whose video posts and blogs mocking his government and its late founder landed him in jail twice has been detained in the U.S. where he is seeking asylum, his lawyer and a human rights group said Saturday.
Brad Pitt Seeks Joint Custody in Divorce from Angelina Jolie
LOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt is asking a judge to grant him joint custody of his six children in his split from Angelina Jolie Pitt, according to a divorce filing Friday.
Soccer Set to Breach Blockade of Qatar
KUALA LUMPUR — The eight-month long blockade of Qatar by a number of its regional neighbors is to be breached on Monday evening by a soccer team.
UN urges 'prompt return' to democracy in Thailand
UNITED NATIONS, United States, May 22, 2014 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is "seriously concerned" over the military coup in Thailand and called...
Inside the Met Gala: Real-Life Cardinal Gets Star Treatment
NEW YORK — It was cocktail hour at the Met Gala, the most glittery and exclusive event on the New York social calendar, and celebrity guests were thronging around the imposing Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, sipping drinks and munching on canapes. Pretty much everyone in the room was famous, some hugely so, but one guest seemed to be getting a little more attention than most: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York.
Trump Officials Blame China for Virus Epidemic in USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the “Made in China” label.
US Navy Fires Captain Who Sought Help for Virus-Stricken Ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for help to too many people.
