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Japan targets those with foreign links

[2014-12-09 08:06]

People who have worked or studied abroad are more likely to give away Japan's state secrets, a government memo reportedly said, as Tokyo prepares to implement a draconian new law punishing leaks.

Indian cabbie in court for suspected rape

[2014-12-09 08:06]

The driver for international ridesharing service Uber who is suspected of raping a woman in New Delhi was escorted by police on Monday to a court in the Indian capital to face charges.

Two Saudi women held six days for driving

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Two Saudi women activists have been detained for nearly a week for defying the kingdom's ban on women driving, family members and an activist said on Sunday.

Protests continue over police killings

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Protesters staged a "die in" in one city, blocking traffic with their bodies, while mostly peaceful demonstrations continued across the United States against police killings of unarmed black men.

Poorest nations given less climate funding

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Half of nearly $8 billion in climate finance given to the developing world since 2003 went to just 10 countries, and nations most at risk got the short end of the stick, a report said on Sunday.

Millions hunker down in Philippines

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Millions of people in the Philippine capital braced for the worst on Monday as a major storm churned toward the city after killing at least 21 people and destroying thousands of homes on remote islands.

British royal couple arrive on first US visit

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Crowds of jubilant royal watchers cheered as Britain's Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate arrived in New York on Sunday, kicking off their first official trip to the United States.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Seventy Ethiopian migrants drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Yemen, local media and authorities said.

Chancellor still going strong

[2014-12-08 07:40]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who entered politics when the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, is nearing a decade as leader of Europe's biggest economy, her popularity ratings still sky-high.

Ebola-free Cuban doctor says he'll return to Africa

[2014-12-08 07:40]

A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was cured after experimental treatment in a Swiss hospital has vowed to return to West Africa and continue treating patients.

Young mothers spearhead struggle for affordable London housing

[2014-12-08 07:40]

Balancing baby buggies with protest banners, a group of young London mothers is at the front line of a struggle for homes in a city gripped by the problem of rising rents for lower-income households.

Typhoon rages in Philippines

[2014-12-08 07:40]

A powerful typhoon tore through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that toppled trees and power poles and cut off communications in areas where thousands were killed by a massive storm just over a year ago.

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