A review in Scotland has ruled that the only conviction for the Lockerbie bombing can be taken to a fresh appeal. The Libyan, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was found guilty in 2001 of the terrorist attack which claimed the lives of 270 people in 1988. His fam...

Infectious diseases expert Siddarth Sridhar is predicting that the United States and Europe will be unveiling more 'draconian' measures very soon, to try to contain major outbreaks of Covid-19. The Hong Kong University microbiologist also says imported...

Pan-democratic lawmakers say government advisers are “jumping to conclusions” if they think the United States is unlikely to impose sanctions on SAR officials under the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. Kenneth Leung, Charles Mok and Jeremy Tam...

The Russian parliament has approved sweeping constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. No one in the Kremlin-controlled lower house voted against the amendments, which is expected to be rubber-stamped...

Cathay Pacific said profits plunged 28 percent last year as it reeled from political unrest in Hong Kong, and warned of "substantial losses" this year. It says the airline, and the aviation industry as a whole, is facing unprecedented challenges becaus...

The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan as part of a recent deal with the Taliban aimed at bringing peace to the country. Washington says it would said it would reduce troop numbers in return for guarantees that the country won’t become ...

President Xi Jinping has made his first visit to the city of Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak began there last December. State media reported that he met front-line medical staff, patients and community workers, and inspected officials controlling ...

An executive councillor who met with American officials in Washington this past weekend says he protested the passage of a new law last year, that could result in diplomatic and economic sanctions on Hong Kong. But Bernard Chan says discussions on the ...