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Italian teen to become first millennial Catholic saint on Sunday
VATICAN CITY, Sept 4 — A British-born Italian boy who died of leukaemia in 2006 will become the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday, in a ceremony led by Pope Leo in St. Peter’s Square that is
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Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality
BEIJING, Sept 4 — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed life-prolonging organ transplants and the prospect of immortality as they chatted ahead of Beijing’s massive military parade this week, according to remarks picked up by state
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Xi flanked by Putin, Kim Jong Un at Beijing military parade in show of power against West
BEIJING, Sept 3 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade of military might in Beijing yesterday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies
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Thailand edges toward snap polls as caretaker PM pushes to dissolve parliament
BANGKOK, Sept 3 — Thailand’s acting prime minister moved to dissolve parliament Wednesday, his party said, after the largest opposition group backed a rival candidate to lead the country. The decision — a potentially legally fraught one — could see
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What to know as Kim Jong Un makes rare China trip for WWII parade
BEIJING, Sept 3 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled into Beijing by armoured train yesterday, ahead of a huge military parade celebrating the end of World War II today. He is expected to use the trip to hold
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Indonesian leader Prabowo now heads to China despite deadly Jakarta protests
JAKARTA, Sept 3 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China for a military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II today, after earlier cancelling his trip over deadly domestic protests stoked by the death of
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South Australia bans plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers
SYDNEY, Sept 3 — An Australian state has banned plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, reeling in a sushi lovers’ favourite that is washing up in drains and beaches. South Australia is the first state in the country to cast a
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Rights group says 20 people missing after Indonesia protests
JAKARTA, Sept 2 — At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday. At least six people have been
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Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence with huge parade, mass amnesty
HANOI, Sept 2 — Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule on Tuesday, with its largest military parade in decades, unprecedented cash handouts and the release of nearly 14,000 prisoners. Tens of thousands of
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Afghanistan quake kills over 800 as rescuers dig for survivors
NURGAL (Afghanistan), Sept 2 — Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people, spent the night in the open as rescuers worked Tuesday to pull victims from the rubble. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just
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