Wednesday, 26 September, 2018
Pakistan’s next election to be held July 25
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had sent a summary to the president on May 21
US sanctions on Venezuela 'to stay'
Mr Holt and his wife had been imprisoned in Venezuela for two years on charges of concealing weapons
Kim 'set on' Trump summit
Mr Trump cancelled the summit on Thursday, citing the North's "hostility", but then rowed back after conciliatory messages from Pyongyang
Putin and Abe discuss peace treaty over Kuril islands
The Soviet takeover of the islands in the closing days of world war II poisoned relations between the two countries
Ireland votes by 66% to overturn abortion ban: final result
The pro-choice campaign won Friday's referendum with 66 percent of the 2.1 million votes cast
Korean leaders hold surprise meeting
The meeting is only the second between South Korea's Moon Jae-in and the North's Kim Jong-un
22 killed as Uganda bus rams into tractor and truck
Uganda has one of the worst records for road safety, due to the poor condition of vehicles and roads as well as dangerous driving
Irish PM hails 'quiet revolution' of abortion vote
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hailed indications of a resounding referendum majority
Over 100 migrants escape from Libya trafficking camp
The hospital in Bani Walid says around 20 of them were being treated for injuries from torture
Powerful cyclone lashes Oman, Yemen; 3 dead, 40 missing
India's Meteorological Department said the storm packed maximum sustained winds of 170-180 kilometers (105-111 miles) per hour with gusts
Russia 'liable' for downing MH17 airliner
All 298 people on board MH17, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, died when it was shot down over rebel-held territory in Ukraine
Death toll from cyclone in Oman climbs to 3
Cyclone Mekunu has blown into the Arabian Peninsula, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain and cutting off power lines
4 militants killed near Kashmir frontier
The operation was launched in the North Kashmir border area of Tanghdar, around 120 km from Srinagar
Colombia to become first Latin American NATO 'global partner'
Santos, who won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a half-century of armed conflict with the former rebel movement FARC
Hopes rise for Trump-Kim summit
The summit planned for Singapore would have been the first time a sitting US president had met a North Korean leader
2 N Korean diplomats behind US summit back-and-forth
Kim Kye Gwan and Choe Son Hui are among the best-known North Korean officials after leader Kim Jong Un and his family members
S Korea relieved about Trump-Kim summit revival efforts
Moon and Kim held a historic summit in April where they announced vague aspirations for a nuclear-free peninsula and permanent peace
Canceled summit raises stakes for China over N Korea
Trump's cancellation of the June 12 meeting in Singapore with Kim Jong Un would appear to make the North Korean leader more reliant on China
Irish back abortion reform - exit polls
Polls by The Irish Times and RTE suggest about 69% voted to repeal a part of the constitution that effectively bans terminations
Deadly cyclone blows into Oman
Cyclone Mekunu's landfall to the Oman, came a day after it lashed the Yemeni island of Socotra, where at least seven people were killed
US NDAA includes sanctions on Myanmar officials
This provision imposes new sanctions on Burmese military officials and bars their forces from US joint drills, Royce says
Libya: Car bombing near hotel in Benghazi kills 7
The blast, the latest to rock Libya's second-largest city, took place on a commercial street full of people behind the city's largest hotel, Tibesti
50 dead in boat accident in northwest DR Congo
The causes of the sinking and the number of people missing are not yet known
EU, NATO urge Russia to 'accept responsibility' for MH17
EU and NATO urge Russia Friday to take responsiblity for the 2014 downing of flight MH17
Trump pardons late black boxing champion Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson comes to be lionized as a barrier breaker
Bomb blast in Toronto restaurant wounds 15
Surveillance photos show the men wearing jeans and dark-colored hoodies
Firebrand Thai monk charged over amulet fraud
His arrest comes amid a sweep of several other senior monks in a multi-million-dollar embezzlement probe
Cyclone Mekunu to be 'extremely severe' on landfall in Oman
At least 17 people are missing from Socotra, with one Yemeni official describing them as likely dead
N Korea willing to talk 'at any time'
President Trump blames the North's "open hostility" for the cancellation
MH17 missile owned by Russian brigade, investigators say
All 298 people on board the Boeing 777 died when it broke apart in mid-air flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
Sri Lanka monk found guilty of intimidation
A Sri Lanka court on Thursday found a radical Buddhist monk guilty of criminal intimidation, the first…
Trump cancels Singapore summit with Kim
Trump's letter comes after North Korea attacked US vice president Mike Pence as "ignorant and stupid"
Moscow says no Russian missile involved in MH17 plane crash
Moscow on Thursday rejected an international investigation that found a Russian missile downed…
Families from 8 countries sue EU
EU pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030
North Korea demolishes nuke test site with series of blasts
The North's decision to close the Punggye-ri nuclear test site has generally been seen as a welcome gesture by Kim to set a positive tone
North Korea calls Pence 'stupid'
In recent days, both sides have said that the June 12 Trump-Kim summit could be delayed or even called off
At least 12 killed in presumed US-led strike
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says none of the fatalities were Syrian nationals but foreign fighters