LONDON Sept 21 (AFP) - Britain was set Sunday to recognise a Palestinian state with a landmark announcement due from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as several nations were poised to follow at UN talks to pressure Israel over the Gaza war.

KUALA LUMPUR 12 Sept - The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) welcomes the decision of the government to finally undertake the separation of the offices of the Attorney General (AG) and Public Prosecutor (PP).

Let us be very clear. MIER’s problem is not money. It is relevance.

BANGKOK 8 Sept (AFP) - Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, with the cannabis-championing conservative ousting the nation's dominant political dynasty and setting course for elections early next year.

A Turning Point in Global Reserve Management

For the first time since 1996, foreign central banks now hold a larger share of their international reserves in gold than in U.S. Treasuries.

JAKARTA 3 Sept (AFP) - At least 20 people are missing after violent protests, sparked by lavish perks for Indonesian lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police, a rights group said on Tuesday.

BEIJING 3 Sept (AFP) - President Xi Jinping said China was "unstoppable" in a speech on Wednesday to kick off a massive parade in Beijing marking 80 years since the end of World War II.

WASHINGTON 29 Aug (AFP) - The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in a move that has sparked concern among small businesses and warnings of consumer price hikes.

LONDON Aug 28 (AFP) - Journalists in the UK rallied Wednesday in central London in solidarity with colleagues in Gaza, in the wake of two Israeli military strikes earlier this week that killed five journalists.

PEKALONGAN, Indonesia Aug 28 (AFP) - The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says it has a plan to hold back the tide.

HONG KONG Aug 25 (AFP) - Shares in heavily indebted China Evergrande Group were taken off the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, capping a grim reversal of fortune for the once-booming property developer.

BEIJING Aug 25 (AFP) - China saw a surge in new coal power in the first half of the year even as the country added record levels of clean energy capacity, according to a report published Monday.