African leaders discuss free-trade zone

Sep 5,2019
African business leaders and officials have gathered in Cape Town for a three-day regional meeting of the World Economic Forum. The main focus of the Sept. 4-6 meeting is an Africa-wide free-trade zone set to take effect in 2020.
UK lawmakers reject snap general election
Sep 05
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed to win the support of a two-thirds majority needed to pass a motion calling for an early general election on October 15.
Train collides with truck in Yokohama
Sep 05
A train has collided with a truck at a railway crossing in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Authorities say at least 30 people may have been injured.
Malaysian PM to visit Russia to boost economic cooperation
Sep 05
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will make a three-day official visit to Russia for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF 2019) in Russia's Vladivostok, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
6 Chinese tourists dead in traffic accident in New Zealand
Sep 05
The Chinese embassy in New Zealand confirmed Wednesday that six Chinese tourists were dead in a serious bus crash near New Zealand's Rotorua.
Election bid looms as British MPs defeat Johnson on Brexit
Sep 04
Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the prospect of a snap election on Tuesday after he suffered a major parliamentary defeat over his Brexit strategy that could delay Britain's exit from the European Union.
UK nets largest ever heroin haul worth £120m
Sep 04
An international operation has netted the largest ever heroin seizure in Britain, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said Wednesday, with nearly 1.3 tonnes recovered from a container ship.