(Reuters) - Israel condemned on Thursday Malaysia's ban on Israeli participation in international sporting events it hosts and said the decision was inspired by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's…

She emerged victorious in parliament's first no-confidence vote in a British government in 26 years on Wednesday by a 325-306 margin (AFP) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday (Jan 16)…

(Reuters) - Fifty people believed to have been in a Nairobi hotel complex when it was attacked by militants remained unaccounted for as of 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) Wednesday, the Kenya Red Cross said,…

Asian shares took a breather on Wednesday after rallying the previous day on Chinese stimulus hopes, with investors assessing Brexit options after British lawmakers trounced Prime Minister Theresa…

The European Union said it was horrified by the massive scale of the U.K. Parliament defeat of the Brexit deal agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May but said there was no option to renegotiate.…

MPs vote down EU withdrawal agreement in resounding defeat for prime minister (The Guardian) - Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the…

(CNBC) - Despite U.S. President Donald Trump launching a high-stakes trade war against Beijing last year, China on Monday announced that its 2018 trade surplus with Washington was its…

(BBC) - Prime Minister Theresa May is making a last-ditch attempt to persuade MPs to back her Brexit deal as Tuesday's key Commons vote looms closer. She will warn that trust in politics will…

(AFP) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The New York Times reported yesterday. The…

(BBC) - A Republican county official in Texas has survived a vote to oust him after several local party members took issue with his Muslim religion. The motion to remove Shahid Shafi from his…

(AFP) - A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair…

(BBC) - Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will today announce it is cutting up to 5,000 jobs from its 40,000 strong UK workforce. Management, marketing and administrative roles are expected to be hardest…

(BBC) - Rebel Conservative MPs have joined forces with Labour to inflict a fresh blow on Theresa May's government in a Commons Brexit vote. It means the government will have to come up with revised…

Video footage shows men handcuffed, lined up for deportation to Bangladesh, where they will become refugees. Aljazeera Dozens of Rohingya are being deported from Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh,…

A fragile truce in Singapore’s founding family was shattered Monday after state prosecutors alleged the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s estranged brother may be guilty of professional…

New decree seeks to 'guide Islam', as crackdown against Muslims and Islamic symbols continues. (Aljazeera) - China has passed a new law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within the next five years,…

Jewish charity is being audited for funding Israeli forces and illegal building in occupied West Bank, report details. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has published an expose on a…

In 2018, the situation has taken a disturbing turn, as 1 – 3 million Uyghurs have been rounded up and are currently being detained in what are essentially concentration camps. (European Interest) -…

US seeks extradition of Surjan Singh and two other ex-Credit Suisse bankers charged in US$2 billion loan fraud (Bloomberg): Three former Credit Suisse Group AG bankers were charged in New York with…

(CNBC) - In only three months, Apple has lost $452 billion in market capitalisation, including tens of billions on Thursday as the tech giant's stock sank further. Apple shares have fallen by…

(AFP) - Two days of violent protests in south India sparked by two women entering one of Hinduism’s holiest temples have seen more than 750 people arrested, police said, as they braced for more…