AFP, LONDON: A UK government body on Thursday called for urgent action to tackle race inequality, warning new figures showed the country’s reputation for tolerance was under threat following the Brexit vote. In a broad overview of life in Britain for black people and ethnic minorities, the Equality…

AFP, SEOUL: One year after North and South Korea vowed to resume a constructive dialogue, they have instead resurrected a spirit of Cold War-era antagonism,…

AFP, UNITED NATIONS: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon repeated his call Wednesday for all sides in the conflict in Yemen to “immediately cease all hostilities,” following a devastating series of raids resulting in numerous civilian deaths and injuries. In a statement Ban urged “all parties to…

AFP, ANKARA: At least three people were killed and another 120 injured on Thursday in a car bomb attack on a police headquarters in eastern Turkey, a local security source said. The explosion, blamed by Defence Minister Fikri Isik on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), happened in the…

AFP, HANOI: Two senior communist officials were shot dead by a colleague at their offices in northern Vietnam, state media reported Thursday, a rare high profile gun homicide in the country. Northern Yen Bai province’s most senior official, party chief Pham Duy Cuong and head of the provincial…

AFP, KOLKATA: Looking remarkably unlined for his claimed 120 years, an Indian monk who says he is the oldest man to have ever lived puts his longevity down to no sex or spices, and daily yoga. Hindu monk Swami Sivananda was born on August 8, 1896, according to his passport. If true, his life would have…

AFP, SRINAGAR: Soldiers raided a village in restive Indian-administered Kashmir overnight in an attempt to quash ongoing protests, leaving one civilian dead and dozens injured, police and witnesses said Thursday. Villagers said soldiers from a nearby Indian army camp ransacked homes in Khrew village…