BELGRADE - Belgrade residents on Wednesday washed away politically charged graffiti that had stained city walls over months of protests, as Serbia's student-led movement prepared to govern after its seismic election victory.

OPA-LOCKA, Florida - Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane on Wednesday, after defying a court order that banned him from leaving his country.

JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesians protested in Jakarta and other cities on Wednesday against economic hardship, graft and the government’s handling of devastating wildfires emitting a toxic haze that has made thousands ill.

YEREVAN, Armenia - Despite campaigning to host the next COP nature summit, Panama’s Environment Minister Juan Carlos Navarro has a blunt view of the UN-led negotiations he says are little more than “hypocrisy contests”.

Unitholders of the Grande Royal Orchid Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (GROREIT) have approved the sale of the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel in Bangkok to a new investor for 5.3 billion baht, rejecting a lower buyback offer from the luxury pro...

ISTANBUL - Turkey hosted talks between Libya’s eastern and western administrations last week with an ultimate goal of reunifying them, but no agreement has emerged, a senior Turkish official familiar with the talks told AFP Wednesday.

LONDON - British comedian and actor Russell Brand told his rape trial on Wednesday that he believed consent was “fundamental” to sexual relations, as he gave evidence for the first time.

Thailand plans to expand peace talks in the deep South beyond the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), with greater public participation seen as essential to achieving a lasting solution, Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Wednesday.

JERUSALEM - Israeli President Isaac Herzog is known for his unassuming and mild manner, but all eyes will soon be on him as he decides who to task with forming the next coalition government.

PHUKET - The mayor of Patong municipality has blamed encroachment on nearby hills by property developers for causing the huge mudslides that struck the area on Monday.