James Cook,Jerusalem, Paulin Kolaand Patrick Jackson EPA Netanyahu said a pardon would lead to national reconciliation in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country’s President, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon over corruption cases he has been battling. The president’s office said Herzog would

The founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died by assisted suicide, the group says. Ludwig Minelli, 92, died on Saturday, days before his 93rd birthday. The group paid tribute to Minelli, saying he had led a “life for freedom of choice, self-determination, and human

Reuters At least 146 people are now known to have died in the devastating fire that tore through high-rise buildings in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Police announced the new death toll on Sunday, cautioning that they “cannot rule out the possibility of further fatalities”. There still

Astudestra Ajengrastri,Jakarta, Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent, Bangkokand Patrick Jackson Reuters Residents look at flood damage in Padang on Sunday Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for at least 400 people who have been reported missing, many believed to be buried under landslides, after cyclonic rains caused

Getty Images Rixi Moncada, Salvador Nasralla and Nasry “Tito” Asfura Hondurans are casting their ballots in a general election that is being dominated by threats from US President Donald Trump. There are five presidential candidates on the bill, but the poll is essentially being seen as