Mike Pompeo defends 12 Hong Kongers detained by China October 13, 2020 at 06:38PM

"They simply believe that they are worthy of freedom and the unalienable rights due to every person," Pompeo said in virtual remarks delivered at the John S McCain Freedom Award Ceremony on Wednesday. "They aren't alone in that belief. America stands with them."

Trump court nominee fends off questions on abortion, health care October 13, 2020 at 04:34PM

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted away Democrats' skeptical questions Tuesday on abortion, health care and a possible disputed-election fight over transferring presidential power, insisting in a long and lively confirmation hearing she would bring no personal agenda to the court but decide cases "as they come."

Malaysia's Anwar meets king to prove majority support for PM bid October 13, 2020 at 12:58AM

The palace said Anwar only provided the number of members of parliament who he said back his bid to become prime minister and not their identities, and it urged him to respect the constitutional process.

Muslim protesters march against Indonesia's new labour law October 13, 2020 at 12:30AM

Authorities blocked streets leading to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, where clashes between riot police and rock-throwing demonstrators, including workers and students, broke out last Thursday. The protests spread and turned violent in some cities across the world's most populous Muslim nation, but calm had largely returned to Jakarta over the past four days.

Taiwan rejects China spy claims as 'creating terror' October 12, 2020 at 11:00PM

Beijing's security agents have cracked down on "hundreds" of spying cases linked to Taiwan and arrested "a batch of Taiwanese spies and their accomplices", according to China's CCTV.

Germany: 'Solidarity' with Greece, Cyprus in Turkey dispute October 12, 2020 at 11:08PM

Germany holds the rotating European Union presidency and before departing Berlin, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Greece and Cyprus had both German and EU backing but urged an “honest effort on all sides” to find a solution.

Peru's Machu Picchu reopens... for one Japanese tourist October 12, 2020 at 08:35PM

Peru's best-known tourist site Machu Picchu has opened after months of coronavirus closure, but for just a single visitor -- a Japanese man stranded in the country by the pandemic. "The first person on Earth who went to Machu Picchu since the lockdown is meeeeeee," Jesse Katayama posted on his Instagram account alongside pictures of himself at the deserted site.

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province October 12, 2020 at 07:39PM

Malaysia's Anwar meets king in bid to form new government October 12, 2020 at 09:58PM