Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore's Sentosa Island: White House

The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore's southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as preparations accelerated for n…

Eleven dead, 25 trapped in mine explosion

Eleven people were killed and nine injured Tuesday in an explosion at an iron-ore mine in northeast China's Liaoning province, state media reported.Twenty-five people are trapped in the mine run by C…

IS kills 45 pro-regime fighters in east Syria assault: monitor

An offensive by the Islamic State jihadist group in eastern Syria has left at least 45 pro-regime fighters dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday.IS fighters launched the operation Sunday against Euph…

Nine killed in Niger suicide bombings

Nine people were killed in three suicide bombings in southeastern Niger near the border with Nigeria, a local official said on Tuesday.The attacks occurred late Monday in the regional capital of Diff…

Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity

Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity, nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday."If conditions allow, may…

Man shot dead at Irish boxing gym

A 30-year-old man has died after a shooting at an Irish gym founded by the father of world boxing champion Katie Taylor.Two other men, aged 35 and 57, were also injured in the shooting at Bray Boxing…

Death toll from Guatemala volcano eruption rises, more bodies recovered

Rescue workers pulled more bodies Monday from under the dust and rubble left by an explosive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, bringing the death toll to at least 69.Of them, 17 have been identi…

Afghan president condemns suicide bombing

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned Monday's suicide bomb attack outside a peace tent gathering of Muslim clerics in Kabul and backed their fatwa against suicide attacks, saying they violated the…

U.S. special counsel accuses Manafort of attempted witness tampering

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court f…

Russian court gives Ukrainian reporter 12 years for espionage

A Russian court on Monday sentenced a Ukrainian journalist to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony after he was found guilty of espionage, in a case Kiev has condemned as "politically motivated".…

Macron's chief of staff faces corruption probe: prosecutors

French anti-corruption prosecutors have opened an investigation into President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff Alexis Kohler over his links to Italian shipping giant MSC, a statement said on Monday.…

Jordanian PM resigns after protests: official source

Jordan's Prime Minister Hani Mulki has resigned after several days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.The protesters say a new tax bill backed by the International Monetary Fund (IM…

Taiwan searches for missing F-16 fighter jet

Taiwan's air force on Monday said it was searching for an F-16 fighter jet that went missing at the start of annual live-fire drills.The single-seat jet disappeared off the radar over mountainous ter…

Israeli troops kill Gaza man armed with ax: military

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian who tried to cross the border from Gaza armed with an ax on Monday, the military said in a statement.The army circulated a picture of what it said was t…

Anti-nuclear group offers to foot summit bill for N. Korea's Kim

A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group offered Monday to pay for next week's historic summit between the US and North Korea -- including the delicate issue of Kim Jong Un's hotel bill.Who will coug…

Philippines' Duterte stirs controversy by kissing woman on lips

A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman's lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on Monday, as feminists denounced what they called his "per…

Ex-sex worker made a dame in New Zealand honours list

A former sex worker was made a dame in the Queen's Birthday honours list in New Zealand on Monday, in recognition of her services to the sex industry.Catherine Healy was instrumental in bringing abou…

At least eight killed by suicide bomber near Afghan clerics' peace tent in Kabul

The suicide bomb blast which took place near Muslim clerics who were leaving a giant tent in the west of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday killed at least eight people, security officials said of…

Suicide bomber targets gathering of Afghan clerics calling for peace

A suicide bomber on Monday exploded a device near Muslim clerics who were leaving a giant tent in the west of the Afghan capital of Kabul where they had gathered to denounce terrorism and call for pe…

Ukraine PM threatens to quit if corruption court law not passed

Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman threatened to quit on Monday if parliament failed to enable the creation of a special anti-corruption court, which it is due to vote on this coming Thursda…