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Man accused of killing tourist appears in New Zealand court

A man accused of killing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane made his first appearance in a New Zealand court Monday. The 26-year-old man stared at the ground while a judge addressed him during the brief appearance at the Auckland District Court. The man has not yet entered a plea on murder charges and the court has temporarily blocked his name from being published.

Asia Pacific | 2018-12-10 11:29

Macron to break silence, address French nation amid protests

Pressure mounted on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Monday evening, and breaks a long silence widely seen as aggravating a crisis that has shaken the government and the whole country. The president will consult in the morning with an array of national and local officials as he trie...

Other Regions | 2018-12-10 10:03

France's 'yellow vests' clash with police [PHOTOS]

France's 'yellow vests' clash with police [PHOTOS]

Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in Paris on Saturday, hurling projectiles, torching cars and vandalising shops and restaurants in a fourth weekend of unrest that has shaken President Emmanuel Macron's authority. Police used tear gas, water cannon and horses to charge protesters on roads fanning out from the Champs Elysees boulevard, but encountere...

Other Regions | 2018-12-09 10:16

Macron to break silence, address French nation amid protests

Huawei suppliers' stocks hammered after CFO's arrest in Canada

Huawei Technologies suppliers were hammered in early Thursday trading after the arrest of the Chinese smartphone maker's chief financial officer in Canada, at the request of the United States, added fresh drama to the ongoing trade war between the world's two largest economies.

SCMP | 2018-12-06 12:31

Top Huawei executive arrested in Canada at US request

Abe's advice to Xi meeting Trump at trade war dinner

When Chinese President Xi Jinping sat across the table from his US counterpart Donald Trump in Argentina last weekend, he exuded quiet confidence and impressed the Americans with a detailed presentation that led to a truce in the trade war between the two countries.

SCMP | 2018-12-06 12:13

79 Chinese cities trigger air pollution alerts

A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. As of Nov. 30, five cities had issued red pollution warnings, the most severe in China's pollution warning system, 73 had issued orange warnings, the second-most severe, and one city had issued a yellow...

Asia Pacific | 2018-12-02 15:57

Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris; Macron vows action [PHOTOS]

France's most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as ``yellow jacket'' activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti. Protesters angry about rising taxes and the high cost of living clashed with French riot police, who closed off some of the city's most popular ...

Other Regions | 2018-12-02 12:04

Bush hailed across party and global lines as man of decency

Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, who died late Friday at his Houston home at age 94, is to be honored with a funeral service in the nation's capital on Wednesday, foll...

Americas | 2018-12-02 10:10

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

US, China reach 90-day ceasefire in their trade dispute

The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. Trump agreed to hold off on plans to raise tariffs Jan. 1 on $200 billion...

Americas | 2018-12-02 09:45

Deutsche Bank offices raided in money laundering probe

Police raided six Deutsche Bank offices in and around Frankfurt on Thursday over money laundering allegations linked to the "Panama Papers", the public prosecutor's office in Germany's financial capital said. Investigators are looking into the activities of two unnamed Deutsche Bank employees alleged to have helped clients set up offshore firms to launder money, the prosecuto...

Other Regions | 2018-11-29 22:03

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