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Tokyo Organisers Fear 2020 Traffic Crisis
Tokyo Olympic organisers have warned of a potential transport crisis during the 2020 Summer Games after a decision to...
S.Sudan Famine Eases, But More Going Hungry
A famine that was declared in parts of South Sudan four months ago is over, UN aid agencies said Wednesday, but extreme...
Saudi King Appoints His 31-Year-Old Son As Crown Prince Over Cousin
Mohammed bin Salman has been promoted to crown prince and heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia in a shock move by King...
Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Movie Loses Its Directors
A spinoff movie of the "Star Wars" franchise about the early life of smuggler and crack pilot Han Solo has lost its two...
New Heir To Saudi Throne Holds Power Beyond His Years
Saudi Arabia's hard-charging Mohammed bin Salman, named crown prince on Wednesday, holds unusual power for a man of...
Airbag Maker Takata Dives 25% On Bankruptcy Fears
Takata shares plunged again Wednesday, losing almost half of their value in just three days of trading on reports the...
Vietnam Environment Official Sacked Over Mass Fish Kill
A senior Vietnamese environment official has been fired for negligence over a toxic waste dump that killed tonnes of...
US and China Officials Meet Under North Korea Cloud
Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear...
China Welcomes Admission To MSCI Club On Fourth Attempt
China on Wednesday hailed the decision by index compiler MSCI to include it in its key emerging markets list, saying it...
10 Years After US Housing Crash, Remnants Accompany Recovery
Boarded-up homes became a ubiquitous symbol of the US housing crash, with once-prosperous neighborhoods left to decay...
China Will Stage Regular-Season Game
China will stage a regular-season NFL game "down the road" as American football targets a more global fanbase, the...
Saudi King Ousts Nephew, Names Son As Crown Prince
Saudi King Salman ousted his nephew as crown prince on Wednesday and installed his son Mohammed bin Salman -- the first...
Gulf States Prepare For VAT In Time of Crisis
Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers thanks to their reputation as...
Luanda Pips Hong Kong As Costliest City
Angola's capital Luanda has overtaken Hong Kong to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer's annual...
Talon’s Economic Reforms Spark Protest In Benin
Moves to sell off state assets by Benin's businessman-turned-president Patrice Talon are causing widespread anger, with...
Indonesia Tackles Illegal Mining Boom
Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a...
Horror Philippine War Tales In Heroes’ Ward
Inside the "Heroes' Ward" at a hospital in the Philippine capital, wounded soldiers read the Bible and recount horror...
S. Korea Says N. Korea Drones ‘grave Provocation’
Suspected North Korean drone surveillance is a "grave provocation" which violates the Korean War truce, Seoul said...
The Hong Kongers Who Left
In the years leading up to the return of Hong Kong to China by Britain in 1997, thousands of residents fearful of the...