Pakistan returns Indian border guard captured after Kashmir attack
New Delhi (AFP) – Pakistan returned a captured border guard to India on Wednesday, in a fresh sign of detente after a ceasefire ended four days of conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Burberry warns 1,700 jobs at risk after annual loss
London (AFP) – British luxury fashion label Burberry said Wednesday it could shed almost one-fifth of its global workforce over two years to reduce costs as it fell into an annual net loss.
'Children are innocent': Myanmar families in grief after school air strike
Tabayin (Myanmar) (AFP) – Ko Min said he found his son and daughter’s bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly air strike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
Beijing (AFP) – Colombia formally agreed on Wednesday to join China’s vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws Latin America closer in a bid to counter the United States.
Australian champion cyclist Dennis gets suspended sentence after wife's road death
Sydney (AFP) – Australian former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis avoided jail Wednesday for driving in a way “likely to cause harm” before his car struck and killed his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins.
Protection racket? Asian semiconductor giants fear looming tariffs
Seoul (AFP) – Inside one of South Korea’s oldest semiconductor research institutes, the cleanrooms and workshops are calm and immaculate, but outside the Seoul National University campus, a chip storm is brewing.
S. Korea Starbucks in a froth over presidential candidates names
Seoul (AFP) – Starbucks in South Korea has banned customers from using the names of the country’s presidential candidates — or the disgraced ex-president — for their orders, the coffee giant told AFP on Wednesday.
NATO hatches deal on higher spending to keep Trump happy
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – NATO foreign ministers meeting in Antalya from Wednesday will look to forge a compromise deal on ramping up defence spending as allies scramble to satisfy US President Donald Trump’s demand to agree to five percent of GDP at a summit next month.
Eurovision stage a dynamic 3D 'playground': producer
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – The Eurovision Song Contest’s groundbreaking stage, built in a race against time, is a hi-tech playground for artists performing at the world’s biggest live music TV event, its producer told AFP.
Tom Cruise has world guessing as he unleashes 'Mission: Impossible' at Cannes
Cannes (France) (AFP) – Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” powers into the Cannes film festival for its premiere on Wednesday on a steamroller of hype, with the world asking if this will be the final curtain for agent Ethan Hunt.
