Despite allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars of state money ended up in his personal bank account, and arrests of people who bring it up, support for Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak remains strong in regional areas.

China's "Helmsman" President Xi Jinping wants the 1.4 billion people he leads to enthusiastically embrace the teachings of German philosopher Karl Marx, as part of a broader revival of the Communist Party.

US President Donald Trump admits to reimbursing lawyer Michael Cohen for the $130,000 hush payment to Stormy Daniels — a payment he once claimed no knowledge of — but insists the money did not come from campaign funds.

The US President abruptly changes his story on what he knew about a pre-election hush money payment to the American porn star who claims to have had an affair with him.

Dust and rain storms leave at least 91 dead and more than 160 injured in India, knocking down power poles and houses and uprooted trees, government officials say.