AFP, WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton apologized Tuesday for using a private email server while secretary of state, calling the decision, which has dogged her Democratic presidential bid, a “mistake.” The Democratic frontrunner, who is facing eroding support, has long dismissed the email uproar…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that he would not permit negotiations with the United States beyond those that culminated in a nuclear deal with world powers in July. “We allowed negotiation with the US only on the nuclear issue for certain reasons,”…

AFP, MOSCOW: A local imam in Russia’s North Caucasus was shot dead on Wednesday, the latest murder of a religious leader in an area known for simmering Islamist insurgency. Magomed Khidirov, a 34-year-old imam in the village of Kurush in the region of Dagestan bordering Chechnya, was shot dead…

AFP, TOKYO: Typhoon Etau slammed into Japan on Wednesday causing injuries as torrential rain sparked landslides and flooding with more than half a million people advised to evacuate, including in suburban Tokyo. Rail and air services were also disrupted after the storm, packing winds of up to 125 kilometres…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Singaporeans vote in snap elections Friday that the opposition hopes will dramatically boost its presence in parliament and challenge…

AFP, KATHMANDU: Nepal police fired into a crowd of demonstrators on Wednesday, killing one, as fresh protests erupted in the country’s southern plains over a new draft constitution. Clashes broke out in the southeastern district of Saptari when hundreds of protestors threw stones and bottles as…