The election campaign has been dominated by the divided island’s suspended peace process and the economy. Nicosia, Cyprus – The race for president in the Republic of Cyprus will go to a runoff vote after incumbent conservative Nicos Anastasiades won the first round but failed to muster an outright majority in a poll overshadowed by […]

Seoul says North cancels Mount Kumgang event in run-up to Pyeongchang 2018 over ‘biased’ media reports. North Korea has cancelled a joint cultural performance with artists from the South Korea, Seoul officials have said.  South Korea’s unification ministry on Monday said that Pyongyang had called off an event set to take place at North Korea’s […]

Todd Laframboise keeps a photo of his brother Colin with him in his car. It’s a constant reminder of the young man who was killed in Calgary in 2006. “I think about him every day. It still hits me like it was yesterday. I miss him and I wish she was here,” said Todd on […]

While many voters appear disengaged, analysts say result is critical for peace process on the divided island. Nicosia, Cyprus – For Panos Charalampous, this Sunday is shaping up to be like any other. Maybe, he says, he will meet friends in one of the many cafes in downtown Nicosia. Where the 32-year-old knows he will […]

Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country Tuesday, a move certain to heighten tensions as the man challenging President Nicolas Maduro’s claim to the presidency presses forward with establishing a transitional government and the U.S. warns of “serious consequences” if he is harmed. The government-stacked high court announced the order […]

DUBLIN (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s demand for binding changes to a Brexit arrangement for the Irish border known as the “backstop” amounts to reneging on her government’s commitments, Ireland’s European Affairs minister said on Tuesday. “It’s exasperating at this stage because this is a deal which was negotiated with the UK, by […]

Ruling forces UK to scale down Investigatory Powers Act, which allows for mass collection of phone and internet records. Britain’s Court of Appeals has ruled the UK government is breaking the law with its measures to collect internet activity and phone records of its citizens. The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) was originally […]

President Hadi and his government are based out of Saudi Arabia. The man he appointed as governor of Aden now heads a separatist movement demanding immediate changes. Southern separatists backed by the UAE have seized control of a key military base in the coastal city of Aden after a UAE fighter jet bombed the facility, […]

Turkey-Qatar deal signed in 2014 enables deployment of Turkish air, naval forces in the Gulf state, Turkish envoy says. Turkey plans to deploy air and naval forces to Qatar in addition to ground troops that are already stationed in the country, a Turkish diplomat said on Wednesday. Fikret Ozer, Turkish ambassador to Qatar, however, declined to […]

Asian actors were misidentified by Vogue and People.com at the Screen Actors Guild Awards recently. Comedian Ronny Chieng pointed out People.com for the error on his Instagram story and Twitter account. Chieng posted a photo from People where he was credited as “Randall Park” and another actor from the Crazy Rich Asians movie, Tan Kheng […]