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Wife of Former Interpol Who is Jailed in China For 'Political Reasons' Gets Asylum in France
The French government office that rules on asylum requests rendered its decision last week, granting Grace Meng refugee status.
IMF Bails Out Cash-strapped Pakistan in Nick of Time, to Pay $6 Billion Over Next 3 Years
A government report published on Friday warned that Pakistan's growth rate is set to hit an eight-year low, with the country’s GDP rate likely to sink to 3.3 percent.
Indian-American Judge Fast-tracks Case of Donald Trump's Challenge to Subpoena For Financial Records
US District Judge Amit P. Mehta made his announcement on Thursday in a brief notice to both sides after receiving a first round of written arguments in the case.
Prominent Russian Journalist and Critic of Prez Vladimir Putin Dies at 59
The Govorit Moskva radio station said on Friday that its editor-in-chief, Sergei Dorenko, died of internal bleeding after an aorta rupture.
Muslims Afraid, Resentful as Ethnic Divide Deepens in Sri Lanka
Muslim groups say they have received dozens of complaints from across Sri Lanka about people from the community being harassed at workplaces, including government offices, hospitals and in public transport since the Easter Sunday attacks.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject Talks With US After Donald Trump's Offer
Trump on Thursday urged Iran's leadership to sit down and talk with him about giving up Tehran's nuclear programme and said he could not rule out a military confrontation given the heightened tensions between the two countries.
10 Million Signatures Urging Trump Impeachment Delivered to Congress
Some Democrats argue that the document lays out multiple occasions in which the president may have obstructed justice, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate who has called for impeachment proceedings.
North Korea Fires an Unidentified Projectile, Says South Korea
The launch came hours after the North through its state media described its earlier firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile on Saturday.
White House Invokes Executive Privilege to Stop Full Mueller Report From Releasing
The White House's move escalated a constitutional clash between the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and Republican President Donald Trump over its powers to investigate him.
In Exile in Bangladesh, a Bittersweet Revival of Rohingya Culture
Now their venue is a bamboo shelter in a Bangladeshi camp on the edge of a trash-filled swamp, their audience a curious crowd of fellow refugees. But for the first time in decades they are free to play music.
China Sends Top Negotiator to US in Bid to Avert Tariff Hike
The negative turn in sentiment over the talks between the world's two largest economies shook Wall Street, causing major stock indexes to tumble more than 1 percent.
How Pakistani Girls in Hopes of Money are Trafficked to China in New 'Bride Market'
Gujranwala, a city north of Lahore, has been a particular target of brokers, with more than 100 local Christian women and girls married off to Chinese in recent months.
Unable to Keep Malayalam TV Channel Afloat, Indian Owner Flees UAE Without Paying Salaries To Staff
Channel D, which was launched two years ago and operated from its boutique studio in Jumeirah, also had a unit in Kochi in Kerala.
Without Their Mother, Bear Cubs Bradley and Cooper Train for the Wild
Four months old bear cubs Bradley and Cooper were found by a local in the village of Kozani in Greece, and because they were kept in a sheep pen for a week, it was too late to reunite them with their mother.
Australian PM Scott Morrison Egged on Head by Woman While Campaigning in Albury
The egg appeared to strike Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the back of the head on Tuesday then bounce off without breaking as he spoke to voters at a hall in the regional town of Albury.
US Says China Backtracked on Trade Commitments Sparking Trump's Tariff Hike
The swift deterioration in negotiations between the world's two largest economies hit global financial markets as investors faced the prospect of an escalation rather than an end to a 10-month-old trade war.