Pentagon Papers whistleblower wins Swedish rights prize

Jan 12,2019
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, a former US military analyst who exposed Washington's secret war plans for Vietnam in 1971, won the 2018 Olof Palme human rights prize on Wednesday.
Hong Kong filings show Thailand's Yingluck has Cambodian passport
Jan 11
Fugitive former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra used a Cambodian passport to register a company in Hong Kong, records show,
Int'l travel mart to be held in Vietnamese capital
Jan 11
 The 2019 Vietnam International Travel Mart will take place here on March 27-30, with the participation of hundreds of travel companies from 25 countries and regions,
Nigeria train derailment kills 1 person
Jan 11
One person died in a train derailment in the early hours of Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said.
Trump storms out of border wall negotiations
Jan 10
President Donald Trump said "bye-bye" and stormed out of negotiations Wednesday on funding a US-Mexico border wall when Democratic opponents refused to agree to the project.
8 EU nations to accept 49 stranded migrants
Jan 10
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says eight European Union countries will accept 49 stranded migrants from Africa.
Pompeo makes surprise visit to Iraq
Jan 10
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Wednesday.