Erdogan: Murder of writer was planned

Saudi officials murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in their Istanbul consulate after plotting his death for days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, contradicting Saudi Arabia's explanation that the writer was accidentally killed. He demanded that the kingdom reveal the identities of all involved, regardless of rank.

Xi greets new Vietnamese president

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, on his election as new president of Vietnam.

Bolton in Moscow for tough talks over INF

US National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow beginning on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a decades-long landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.

Caravan pushes deeper into Mexico

TAPACHULA, Mexico - Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the United States stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches and public plazas in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, worn down by another day's march under a blazing sun.

Manufacturing hub gets huge boost from B&R event

Dongguan, a manufacturing hub in southern Guangdong province, has strengthened its business and trade exchanges exponentially with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the success of an annual international expo.

Overseas participants dominate at expo

More than 1,700 companies from China and 57 other countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, will exhibit their latest products, technologies and equipment at a major expo in Dongguan, Guangdong province, this week.

Saudi meets growing skepticism

Saudi Arabia faced a growing chorus of inquiry on Sunday as answers were demanded on the whereabouts of the body of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Riyadh admitted he was killed inside its consulate in Turkey.

Chaotic Afghan polls drag into day 2

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's parliamentary elections entered a second day after delays caused by violence and technical issues, as a roadside bomb killed nearly a dozen civilians on Sunday, including several children.

Train disaster families protest amid anger

AMRITSAR, India - Angry relatives staged a protest on Saturday on the tracks where a speeding train plowed into crowds watching fireworks, killing about 60 people in the latest disaster to bedevil India's railway network.

Greek PM Tsipras sworn in as foreign minister after resignation

ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as Greece's Foreign Minister before Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Saturday, officially taking over the helm of the ministry from Nikos Kotzias, who resigned on Wednesday.

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Trump treaty withdrawal leads to fears for security

As President Donald Trump announced that he will pull the US out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, experts said the complicated relations between the countries may become even more tense, increasing the possibility of armed conflicts.