Maldives ex-President tests positive for coronavirus

Dozens of police injured in G20 protests

Dozens of police were injured in clashes with protesters before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September. Merkel, who is campaigning for a fourth term, can ill afford the images of chaos and disharmony that dominated news coverage of the summit. The summit, which starts in earnest on Friday, is a chance for her to polish her diplomatic credentials but would be

07 Jul, 2017

At least 10 missing and 400,000 evacuated in Japan

At least 10 people were missing, including a child, and 400,000 were forced from their homes after record rains battered southwestern Japan for a second day on Thursday, sending rivers surging over their banks, a government official and media said. Parts of Fukuoka prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu were hit by 774 mm (30.5 inches) of rain in nine hours on Wednesday, about 2.2 times the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, NHK national television said. Some 7,500 rescuers,

06 Jul, 2017

Saudi Arabia, allies give Qatar two more days

Four Arab states which accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism agreed to extend until late on Tuesday a deadline for Doha to comply with a list of demands, as U.S. President Donald Trump voiced concern to both sides about the dispute. Qatar has called the accusations baseless and says the demands – which include closing Qatar-based al Jazeera TV and ejecting Turkish troops based there – are so severe that they seem designed to be rejected. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates

04 Jul, 2017