Japan's justice minister stepped down on Thursday - the second resignation from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly formed cabinet in less than a week - after a media report that his office gave out gifts such as potatoes and corn to constituents. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Wthis9
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had frozen properties worth A$17.3 million ($11.9 million), including a "supersized mansion" as part of an investigation into money laundering by Chinese nationals. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/34hCDYq
Six inmates were killed on Wednesday in a clash between rival groups at a prison in the central Mexican state of Morelos, including one of the former leaders of a criminal gang blamed for the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, state authorities said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2BTBIRN
Zipporah Kuria's father Joseph Waithaka was one of 157 people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in March. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33bRJi5
Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai resigned on Thursday following media reports of election irregularities by his wife, who is a ruling party lawmaker, becoming the second cabinet minister to step down in less than a week. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/31YZWVd
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party holds around an 8-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a Survation poll conducted by Daily Mail. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WrcHa5
When Algeria won independence from France in 1962, thousands of "Harkis" who had fought for the French, faced brutal persecution. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2WpZEp7
The TurkStream pipeline that would bring gas to Central Europe bypassing Ukraine and nuclear energy issues are expected to feature high on the agenda at a meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NklDtA
China's top steelmaking province of Hebei has issued an "orange" smog alert effective from Nov. 1, with pollution expected to be "severe", the local environmental bureau said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Px9Wm2
Five Colombian indigenous guards, tasked with protecting the country's tribal reservations, were killed in a confrontation, possibly with dissident rebel fighters on Tuesday, the military said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2qWaibF
The United States has downgraded its participation in back-to-back Asia-Pacific summits in Bangkok next week, a move bound to disappoint Asian partners worried by China's expanding influence. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WpMrN7
Seven in every 10 inhalers prescribed in England contain propellants harmful to the environment, researchers say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PF15yX
A broken tree branch blown into power lines by high winds likely sparked the wildfire that has driven thousands of residents from their homes around the famed Getty Center museum in Los Angeles, the city fire department said on Tuesday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2N0NOyZ
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would hurt Britain's economy more than further delays and continued uncertainty about leaving the European Union, a think tank said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NqPpwD
The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, prompting China's U.N. envoy to warn it was not "helpful" for trade talks between Beijing and Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MYF5gD
A proposal to allow for the prosecution of Mexican presidents for a wide range of crimes overwhelmingly passed the lower house of Congress on Tuesday, giving the proposal backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a shot of momentum. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PvGP2G