The proposal of army-ruled Thailand to deploy soldiers at temples in the conflict-ridden southern parts has drawn criticism from a separatist group in the country, local media reported on Thursday. The criticism came a few days after Thai army chief General Apirat Kongsompong visited...

South African groups condemned the U.S. on Thursday for recognizing a Venezuelan opposition leader as "interim president." The South African Communist Party (SACP) described the move recognizing Juan Guaido as leader of Venezuela as an assault on the Latin American country's sovereignty....

US President Donald Trump backed down late Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address, agreeing to delay it until a government shutdown ends, although the more than month-long impasse dragged on. The US Senate prepared meanwhile Thursday to hold two showdown...

Malaysia's royal families were electing a king Thursday after the last monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen, with a sports-loving sultan in pole position for the role. The previous king, Sultan Muhammad V, stepped aside this month following just two...