NEW YORK – Republican Donald Trump’s plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants from the US has been savaged by his party rivals in a TV debate. His hardline proposal was attacked as impractical and divisive by John Kasich and Jeb Bush, who are also running for the Republican presidential nomination. Mr Trump, a billionaire…
NAYPYIDAW – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has told the BBC she believes her party has won a parliamentary majority, in her first interview since the historic elections. Early results point to a sweeping victory for her National League for Democracy (NLD), but final official results will not be known for days. The election was…
MOSCOW – Theories about the cause of a Russian airliner crash in Sinai that killed 224 passengers are “speculation” at this stage, the Kremlin says. “Any sort of version of what happened… can only be put forward by the investigation,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. He was speaking after US and UK officials said intelligence…
BUCHAREST – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has resigned, a day after some 20,000 people took to the streets to protest against a nightclub fire that left 32 people dead. Friday night’s blaze in Bucharest started when a band performing at the club set off fireworks. Demonstrators called for Mr Ponta to step down, complaining…
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is set to testify in front of a Congressional committee about the attack on a US consulate in Libya in 2012 that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. She was secretary of state at the time and is likely to face tough questions. This is Mrs…
MOSCOW – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has visited Moscow on his first overseas trip since the civil war broke out in his country in 2011, state TV says. During the surprise visit, he held talks with President Vladimir Putin. Russia launched air strikes in Syria last month against the so-called Islamic State and other militant…
BEIJING – China’s economy grew 6.9% in the third quarter, the weakest rate since the global financial crisis. The year-on-year growth rate is also below the government’s 7% target. Though slightly above expectations, the data is expected to raise pressure on policymakers to step up monetary policy to stem the slowdown. China’s economy has been…
CASIGURAN – Homes have been flattened, power lines toppled, and thousands of people have fled their homes as Typhoon Koppu swept into the northern Philippines. The huge, slow-moving typhoon made landfall near the town of Casiguran on the island of Luzon on Sunday morning. Koppu brought winds of close to 200km/h (124mph) and whipped up…
ANKARA – EU states have backed an action plan with Turkey, which it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe. Nearly 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far this year, many of them travelling from Turkey. The leaders agreed to speed up visa liberalisation talks for Turks if Ankara…
MEXICO CITY – Mexican security officials say they have captured a man they accuse of being behind a crime wave in western Jalisco state. Daniel Quintero Riestra was arrested on a boat just off Isla Mujeres, a popular tourist spot near Cancun. Mr Quintero has been charged with kidnapping and murder. Prosecutors believe he is…
