UN: Violence on rise after ousting of Sudanese president

UNITED NATIONS - The chief of the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that violence is on the rise in the region after the Sudanese army ousted former president Omar al-Bashir.

MP: China as a global economic engine has served Australia well

SYDNEY - Although Australia has never historically viewed itself as being an Asia-Pacific nation, this perception may be starting to change in the continent, according to New South Wales State Member of Parliament for the Labor Party Shaoquett Moselmane.

Scientists revive brain function in dead pigs

PARIS - Scientists have managed to restore cell function in the brains of pigs hours after they died, in a breakthrough on Wednesday that experts said threw into question the very notion of what makes animals - or even humans - alive.

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Allies warn of Trump's Cuba hawks

Tensions between the United States and its close allies have intensified as the European Union and Canada issued a joint warning on Wednesday against the US after Washington said it would allow US lawsuits against foreign investments in Cuba.

Banks see opportunities in Belt and Road Initiative

As projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, gain traction, African financial institutions have stepped in to add value and drive expansion ventures.

29 killed in Portuguese bus crash

Twenty-nine German tourists were killed and 27 others injured on Wednesday when their bus veered off a steep narrow road on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Reuters reported, citing local officials.

Woman sues JD.com founder Liu for alleged rape

A US legal expert said Liu Qiangdong, billionaire founder and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, must appear in a United States civil court and respond to the lawsuit if the case cannot be settled out of court before proceeding to trial.

Kremlin: Kim to visit Russia in late April

Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, will pay a visit to Russia and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the second half of April, the Kremlin said on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Over 190M Indonesians go to polls

One top job post in Indonesia, around 20,300 parliamentary and other seats, and roughly 190 million voters.

Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such veto of his presidency, Agence France-Presse reported.

India cancels voting in southern area

NEW DELHI - Indian election authorities have canceled voting in a southern region of the country after seizing more than 110 million rupees ($1.5 million) they believe were meant to influence the outcome, officials said on Wednesday.