French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday he would not go to the Riyadh Future Investment Initiative summit slated for next week, amid the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Mongolia has invited Kim Jong Un to visit the nation's capital, which once hoped to host the historic summit between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump, an official said Tuesday

Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday in a telephone call with the Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad conveyed the immense respect of the people of Pakistan and his own for his Malaysian counterpart as a statesman and global leader.

Leading scores from the first round of the US PGA CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in Jeju Island, South Korea, on Thursday

Asian markets resumed their downtrend on Thursday as investors contemplated more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, while Washington added to China-US frictions and Brexit negotiators struggle to find common ground.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the resignation of Staffan de Mistura from the post of the UN special envoy for Syria, said Thursday not all of his actions were effective, but added that the Kremlin hoped for progress in settlement.

Anthony Davis scored 32 points and Elfrid Payton finished with a triple double as the New Orleans Pelicans got their NBA season off to a roaring start by clobbering the Houston Rockets 131-112 on Wednesday

Australia's embattled centre-right government faces a make-or-break test this weekend, with by-election voters in Sydney's wealthy beachside suburbs apparently poised to wipe out Prime Minister Scott Morrison's slender parliamentary majority.

A dissident Vietnamese blogger known by her pen name 'Mother Mushroom' has arrived in the United States after her surprise release from prison, telling a large crowd of supporters she will "never keep silent" in her fight for democracy in the one-party state.

National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) Open Mic on Thursday resumed weekly auditions for new talent at Mai Bhagi Hall.