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China seeks investment for disputed islands, to launch flights

China seeks investment for disputed islands, to launch flights

China will invite private investment to build infrastructure on islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and will…
Austria says to turn away migrants aiming to pass through Germany

Austria says to turn away migrants aiming to pass through Germany

Austria will deny entry to migrants who intend to pass through Germany rather than apply for asylum there, Interior Minister…
Indonesia arrests three after attack, search on for more jihadis

Indonesia arrests three after attack, search on for more jihadis

Indonesian police arrested three suspected militants in a pre-dawn raid and hunted down others across the country on Friday, a…
French migrant camp tense as residents defy relocation efforts

French migrant camp tense as residents defy relocation efforts

Tensions were high at a sprawling migrant camp in the northern France on Thursday as hundreds of refugees defied efforts…
Syrian refugee bus heads across Germany to Merkel’s office

Syrian refugee bus heads across Germany to Merkel’s office

German local officials on Thursday sent a bus with 51 Syrian refugees on board to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office in…
Al Jazeera America to close by April 30: network

Al Jazeera America to close by April 30: network

Al Jazeera America, the cable television news outlet owned by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, is shutting down less than…
Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan; no tsunami warning

Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan; no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake struck just off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan. No tsunami warning was issued, and there…
North Korea says Davos snub over nuclear test ‘seriously unjust’

North Korea says Davos snub over nuclear test ‘seriously unjust’

North Korea said the World Economic Forum's decision to withdraw an invitation to a meeting in Davos, Switzerland, following its…
Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least six dead

Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least six dead

Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six…
Danish lawmakers debate seizing refugees’ valuables

Danish lawmakers debate seizing refugees’ valuables

Denmark's parliament was on Wednesday to begin debating a controversial plan to seize refugees' valuables, with the bill widely expected…
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