Thai report: Buddhist monk seeks asylum in Germany
Thai media claim a senior Buddhist monk has fled to Germany and…
Malaysia: Ex-PM Najib’s wife questioned by anti-graft office
Rosmah Mansor, the wife Malaysia's embattled former prime minister, faced questions over…
French bank SocGen agrees with US to pay $1 billion in penalties over bribery, manipulation
France’s second-biggest bank Societe Generale has agreed with the US to pay…
Early Van Gogh landscape sold in Paris auction for record €7 million
The early oil painting by Vincent van Gogh is to be displayed…
China warns US against imposing tariffs as latest trade talks end inconclusively
Beijing's warning came as trade talks aimed at lowering China's burgeoning trade…
Clairvoyant cat Achilles to predict World Cup winners at Russia 2018
Animals purported to have psychic powers have become a tradition at soccer's…
UNICEF: Nearly half of children in Afghanistan do not go to school
The UN's children's agency, UNICEF, has said at least 3.7 million children…
Angela Merkel on Italy: Solidarity in eurozone should not lead to debt union
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Italy's new prime minister, Giuseppe Conte.…
Eschede: Germany’s worst train disaster remembered 20 years on
Germany's worst train accident, 20 years ago, is being remembered at Eschede,…
China’s New Silk Road faces resistance from India, partners
The highly ambitious Belt and Road Initiative promises to fortify China as…