Ian Timberlake
latest news & developmentsWhite House chief: Trump not building a ‘wall’
‘The president still says ‘wall.’ Oftentimes frankly he’ll say ‘barrier’ or ‘fencing,’ now he’s tended toward steel slats,’ says John Kelly
Kidnapped Chinese workers in South Sudan freed
A group of Chinese workers kidnapped in South Sudan 11 days ago by rebels have been freed and flown to Kenya.
Tensions between Vietnam, China escalate
Vietnam has announced it will hold a naval drill next week in the South China Sea as an escalating maritime dispute fuels tensions with Beijing.
Karzai faces a rough ride from Western backers
Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins his second presidential term tarnished by corruption and fraud.
On world’s biggest airliner, the little things count
The days of cursing the passenger in front of you could be over. On the world’s biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, it is the little things that will make travel more comfortable…
World oil price tops $81
Oil prices topped 81 dollars a barrel for the first time on Tuesday, setting another record high amid fears of critically tight supplies for the winter season in the United…
Internet chaos shows system’s weakness
The chaos in Asia’s internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region’s cable network is too fragile and overly reliant on connections to the United States,…
Empty hotels emphasise Lebanese tourism ‘disaster’
The front door of the seaside Hotel Monroe is padlocked but a uniformed soldier greets visitors who enter through the back. "Do you want to rent a room?" he asks from behind his…