The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce have released an updated negative list for inbound foreign investment in China on Thursday,...

China’s ambitious project to develop high-speed rail (HSR) across the country has been nothing short of phenomenal over the past decade. Beijing has spent an...

With climate change as serious as it is, just trying to lower our pollution levels isn’t enough, we need to be actively fighting the damage...

Neymar may well be the centre of attention as Brazil chase a record sixth World Cup triumph in Russia.But if the South Americans successfully emulate...

As Sanju opens, a chap called DN Tripathi reads aloud from a book he has written on Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt to the man himself....

With their "Golden Generation" of players, Belgium have emerged as the dark horses of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. The Red Devils would...

People from all walks of life, including Bangladesh's foreign friends, on Sunday paid their deep respect to those who lost their lives in the Gulshan...

Domestic blockchain companies have seen explosive growth in obtaining financing from the beginning of this year, and the concept of uprooting traditional industries with blockchain...

FIFA has fined World Cup hosts Russia 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,100) after their fans displayed a discriminatory banner during the country's 3-0 World Cup loss...

U.S. President Donald Trump has written to eight European NATO members to tell them to stick to their defense spending commitments, Belgian Prime Minister Charles...

Plans to erect a memorial honouring the passengers and crew of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were shelved by Australia on Sunday after protests by...

Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored twice to earn the South Americans a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in their World Cup round of 16...

NEW DELHI: Tremors were felt in Delhi and adjoining states today evening. The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.0 on the Richter scale and the...

ig news this week came in the form of the Redmi 6 Pro launch in China, Xiaomi's latest budget smartphone. The OnePlus 6 Midnight Black...

Teenage star Kylian Mbappe struck twice and earned another goal as France finally found their attacking edge to beat Lionel Messi's Argentina 4-3 and move...

The World Cup lost its headline acts on Saturday as the game’s two biggest stars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, readied to leave Russia after...

Rosewood is the generic name for several dark-red hardwood species found in tropical regions across the globe. It fetches very high prices because it’s strong,...

SINGAPORE: Singapore is ready to strengthen security cooperation with Malaysia near Middle Rocks and Pedra Branca, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said, adding that this...

The potential economic loss across the Asia Pacific due to cybersecurity incidents can hit a staggering $1.745 trillion, a study said.This is more than 7...

NEW DELHI: Eleven members of a family were found dead at their home in north Delhi's Burari this morning. Ten of the victims were hanging...

Audiences and critics are going gaga over Ranbir Kapoor’s magnificent portrayal of actor Sanjay Dutt in his biopic ‘Sanju’ but now praise for the actor...

Falling in and out of love is no game. It's very rarely that we meet a person who touches our soul and makes such a...

Four people have been stabbed at a music festival in east London.Two of the men who were hurt at Garage Nation festival in Hainault Forest...

A team of eight academics from around the world published a paper today, outlining how they were able to use an exploit to read and...

U.S. President Donald Trump refused on Friday to rule out accepting Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region when he meets his Kremlin counterpart Vladimir Putin...

Islamabad: A three-judge special court formed by Pakistan's Supreme Court for conducting the high treason trial of the former military ruler and dictator Pervez Musharraf...

Just as Bangladesh's main export earner, the apparel sector, was slowly recovering from the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza collapse and Tazreen Fashions fire...

Teenage star Kylian Mbappe struck twice and earned another goal as France finally found their attacking edge to beat Lionel Messi's Argentina 4-3 and move...

With Shakira's song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" in the background, dozens of African youths danced passionately in a courtyard at the Former Residence...

Quito: It's not up to Washington to decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador's top diplomat has said, following the visit of United...

Studies carried out on lab rats have shown promise for a new kind of insulin pill that may be able to help millions of people...

Baghdad: Iraq executed a dozen death row terrorists on the order of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his office said Friday, in retaliation for the ISIS...

The Hyundai Kona has a funky name, offbeat styling and a pint size package.So it’s just like pretty much every other subcompact SUV.The template was...

The 38-year-old gunman who carried out a deadly assault on a newspaper office in Annapolis had barricaded a back door hoping to “kill as many”...

A Chinese pharmaceutical firm claims it has developed drugs that can cure or relieve symptoms of respiratory and oral diseases, with essences extracted from one...

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim yesterday praised the people of Bangladesh for providing shelter to the Rohingya refugees.“We want to say to the people...

A new International Monetary Fund research paper predicts “massive” investment inflows into the Central Asia-Caucasus (CCA) region from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) over...

Hey, did my congressman really say that? Is that really president Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped?New technology on the internet...

Bollywood A-listers like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Karan Johar and...

Couscous is a kind of North African semolina (sooji) which is made from crushed durum wheat. Most couscous dishes are spicy in nature and are...

Iraq will begin a manual recount of votes on Tuesday from a May parliamentary election clouded by allegations of fraud, a step toward the formation...

Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said rollout the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has not been disruptive in the last one year and exuded...

Because of the icon it used for its instant messaging business QQ, Tencent is known to many as a penguin.But few people know there are...

Lotus flowers are seen at the Wanghe Park in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Xibao)

So many favourites have been eliminated already from the World Cup that Brazil, trying to make amends for its disappointing 2014 tournament, now has a...

Luka Modrich missed the penalty 4 minutes before the end of the game. If you can score goals from a spot kick then maybe the...

 Indonesia’s police and military are responsible for at least 95 unlawful killings in the easternmost Papua region since 2010, including targeted slayings of activists, Amnesty...

Dates are the best way to spend time with each other. Going to different places, discovering cuisines together, the joy of watching the latest movie...

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, now visiting Rohingya camp, heard "unimaginable accounts of killing and rape from Rohingyas" who recently fled Myanmar, reports UNB."They want...

Furious at spiraling corruption and violence, Mexican voters unleashed a political earthquake Sunday by electing a leftist firebrand as president and giving him a broad...

NEW DELHI: Ranbir Kapoor's highly-anticipated film Sanju will score a century at the box office today, trade analyst Taran Adarsh reports. Within just two days...

US chipmaker Qualcomm on Friday extended the tender offer for its proposed $44 billion deal to buy NXP Semiconductors NV for the 29th time as...

Brazil will look to keep their bid for a record sixth World Cup crown on track when they face Mexico on Monday with a quarter-final...

China is stepping up its campaign against soaring home prices. Blowing the horn is Hunan Daily, a major paper in the province where former paramount...

Rohingya refugees will soon be able to open bank accounts after the Bangladesh Bank has come up with a system to enable the displaced community...

Net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange fell to Tk 207 crore in the negative in June because of fears over political uncertainty in...

Furious at spiraling corruption and violence, Mexican voters appeared to have unleashed a political earthquake Sunday by electing a leftist firebrand and giving him a...

Danijel Subasic saved three penalties in the shootout to send Croatia through to a quarter-final with Russia after a dramatic win over Denmark.Croatia showed none...

Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties thanks to two saves by their goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals...

Photo taken on June 29, 2018 shows the view of advection fog above the sea in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. 

Two Chinese female tourists have been fined and thrown out of Malaysia after making a dance video in front of a mosque.Footage of Wan Han,...

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Singapore from Jul 11 to 13, the Blue House announced on Monday (Jul 2).He will give a...

People play in a seaside resort in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 1, 2018. Six seaside resorts in the coastal city opened to the...

As adults, our risk of dying increases each year. In fact, our risk of death grows exponentially. However, a new study suggests that this might...

When it comes to selecting a gift for a loved one, we are often more confused than usual. The gift needs to be special, it...

Formula One announced a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Friday that it said would allow the sport to make decades of archived data...

Egyptians are mourning the exit of their country's national team from the World Cup soccer tournament following a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia this week.But...

United Kingdom's foreign direct investment to Bangladesh will continue rising even after Brexit thanks to the growing potential of the South Asian country, a British...

Reality television star Kim Kardashian West says her go-to person these days for motherhood advice is her sister Kylie Jenner. Even though she is a proud...

Despite the looming trade war, nearly 80% of high net worth Chinese pick America as their top destination for emigration, according to the Visas Consulting...

Exports fell short of target for the second consecutive year in fiscal 2017-18, in what can be viewed as a worrying development for the government.Last...

For the second time in four months, two people lie critically ill in England’s Salisbury District Hospital after being exposed to a military-grade nerve agent...

Japan is yet again sending one of its two large helicopter carriers to the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, it was reported on...

Entering his third year in office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faces a rising uproar over his increasingly contested foreign policy, with different political factions pulling...

Titan Company Ltd fell as much as 5.7per cent and was the top percentage loser on NSE.Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty erased early...

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has admitted he has no secrets as he plots to end Brazil's bid for a record-extending sixth World Cup ahead of...

Who doesn’t know about Dancing Uncle Sanjeev Srivastava! The man took the internet by storm with his dance moves on Govinda’s son Aap Ke Aa...

Singapore: Oil prices fell on Thursday after United States President Donald Trump sent a strident tweet demanding that Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut...

A model of France's designer Joe Paul Gutiétien is a model. Paris, France, July 4

Sonam Kapoor had earlier floored onlookers with her wedding looks and she did it again in a lovely mustard yellow kota jamdani outfit by Gaurang...

A wide range of symptoms can indicate poor circulation. These symptoms can affect a person's quality of life and may even cause severe complications.1. Numbness...

Netflix Inc premiered its first original series in India in a sheen of Bollywood glitter on Wednesday, upping the stakes in its battle with streaming...

People cool off in the sea as high temperature hit Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, July 3, 2018. (Xinhua/Chen Wenwu)

Cristiano Ronaldo has received an offer to leave Real Madrid and join Italian champions Juventus, a source close to the player told Reuters on Wednesday.Ronaldo,...

The comeback was possible because of a favourable global business environment and higher productivity in our factories, said Siddiqur Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Garment...

The whole perspective of utilising mobile data changed after September 2016 when Reliance launched its telecom service Jio. The amount of data users would get...

Riyadh: Saudi police are hunting for arsonists who torched a woman's car, only a week after the kingdom lifted a decades-long ban on female motorists.Salma...

Reuters In a World Cup brimming with upsets, Nike Inc. looks on track to defeat soccer juggernaut and archrival Adidas AG in the closely watched...

A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July, with a group unfurling a banner...

FIFA condemned comments by Diego Maradona on Wednesday, after the Argentinian legend claimed that Colombia only lost to England in the World Cup last 16...

The Asian Development Bank’s mid-year local bond publication described unfavorable yield, debt, currency and trade trends through May, as market size in nine countries increased...

The Hebei provincial government is moving briskly to cut overcapacity, aiming to reduce steel production by 40 million tons over the next three years, reported...

Oscar Tabarez began his second stint as Uruguay coach in May 2006, one month before the World Cup. But they were not going to Germany...

Changes in temperature and rainfall will impact almost half of South Asia in the coming decades, reducing economic growth in one of the world’s poorest...

Eden Hazard leads his team into Friday’s World Cup quarter-final match against Brazil on a stage built to showcase his talent but whether Belgium get...

Even though it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why some women will feel their baby hiccup in the womb, it is considered a good sign...

Local government in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, is helping to keep the city’s pollution down by incentivizing the use of clean energy cars.The city of...

Chinese investment holding company, Legend Holdings, which owns well-known PC maker Lenovo Group, has bought into Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, the oldest private bank in...

 Montreal: A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials said.Twelve...

COX'S BAZAR: Bangladesh is deploying thousands of extra police to Rohingya refugee camps in the south, officials said, after a series of mostly unexplained killings...

While proper exercise and rigid diet can help in losing weight, here are a few other ways to keep your hunger pangs at bay and...

 Iran wants world powers to present measures guaranteeing oil revenue and investment into the country, despite U.S. sanctions, when ministers meet on Friday to save...

The Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) in Delhi and NVIDIA have tied up to announce the new CEERI- NVIDIA Centre of Excellence (CNCoE). This...

 Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday that he will propose former Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard to be the country’s next top diplomat.Lopez...

Australia and New Zealand are set to seal a new security agreement with their Pacific island neighbors as China increases its influence in the region,...

 Moscow: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has invited the Thai boys' football team trapped in a cave to the World Cup final, as messages of support...

Rajkumar Hirani directorial Sanju, a biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt, is making more money in the middle of the week than most movies do in...

Sonakshi Sinha was recently spotted flaunting her toned midriff dressed in a white tee and military print trousers. Her perfect abs is sure to inspire...

Singapore: A 57-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean woman was on July 6 jailed up to three years for her role in the largest and most extensive bribery...

A diabetic can eat half a mango daily. However, they should avoid having the juice. Also, they must keep a gap of an hour between...

Anushka Sharma joined husband Virat Kohli who is currently on a tour to England with the Indian cricket team. The cricketer and the actor were...

Apple has designated the original 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro as a “vintage” product. No, that doesn’t mean it’s only a hipster buy now. What it...

Raphael Varane's glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first...

Belgium struck early and then held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup at the quarter-final...

The Accountability Court sentenced former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years of imprisonment on Friday in one of the three corruption cases.His daughter,...

U.S. President Donald Trump will drill down on Russia’s “malign activity” during summits with NATO allies and Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials said on...

Trust Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez to set the stage ablaze. The two never let their fans and audience down when it comes to performances....

She is adored and admired by millions of Chinese cinemagoers. Fan Bingbing is so big in movieland that when she was embroiled in tax evasion...

British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a cabinet agreement on Friday for her plans to leave the European Union, overcoming rifts among her ministers to...

Another day, another conspiracy theory. A group of researchers at the Northeastern University claim in their study that the apps in your smartphone may not...

“You can jail a revolutionary, but you can’t jail the revolution.”—Huey Newton, American activist and communist revolutionaryOn June 7, a group of about 300 ordinary...

With the promotions of Netflix’s Sacred Games in full swing, the star cast has been making some attractive and rather striking sartorial choices. While we...

Cambodian political parties on Saturday kicked off a three-week-long campaign for a controversial general election later this month, which strongman Hun Sen is poised to...

Xiaomi Corp sells its products at a substantial discount to those of competitors, and may have to get used to trading at the low end...

SIEM REAP: Ban Mon Thong is a tuk-tuk driver plying the streets of Siem Reap to support his wife and children. Sofia Goh is single...

Forbes says that Cristiano Ronaldo is the third highest paid sportsman in the world thanks to his sporting income (61 million euros per year) and...

Digital signage for Netflix’s “Sacred Games” at a mall in New Delhi. As Netflix and Amazon search for new users abroad, they are increasingly looking to...

 Companies seeking product exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods imported into the United States will get 90 days to file such requests, until Oct. 9,...

Headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli fired an impressive England into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years after they...

MIHARA, Japan: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Sunday of a "race against time" to rescue flood victims as Japanese authorities issued new alerts over record...

One hundred hot air balloons floated over Lithuania's second city of Kaunas on Saturday to mark 100 years of the Baltic state's independence."The first hot...

The world’s first Angry Birds World entertainment park has opened its doors to residents and visitors to Qatar, transforming the classic bird-flinging game into a...

England and Croatia set up a semi-final date by recording victories in their quarter final fixtures against Sweden and Russia respectively. While England ran away...

There has been a rise in using rare and unusual ingredients in beauty and personal care products because of its benefit. From Sea Buckthorn, Moringa...

Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man in Marvel Cinematic Universe, has paid a tribute to Steve Ditko, who together with Stan Lee, created everybody’s favourite neighbourhood...

A growing number of workers complain that their bosses pester them with text messages after hours despite the new 52-hour working week that went into...

Ivan Rakitic is hoping this Croatia team can go a step further after matching the country's heroes of 1998 by making it to the semi-finals...

China’s Huawei, the world’s largest maker of telecommunication network equipment, does not see itself becoming the target of US sanctions and will keep buying US...

Croatia beat hosts Russia 4-3 on penalties after the teams were level at 2-2 following extra time in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday and...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Saturday that two days of talks with his North Korean counterpart on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal had been...

A recent ambush in a remote corner of northeastern India made fatally clear that ethnic rebels with bases across the border in neighboring Myanmar are...

The quality and quantity of jobs available for Koreans in their 50s improved over the last decade, but worsened for those in their 20s.According to...

Celebrities making statements in funky T-shirts are not a rarity, but with shoes, it’s somewhat uncommon. The latest celeb to garner attention is Alia Bhatt....

YANGON: A court in Myanmar on Monday (Jul 9) charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case...

Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their soccer coach for more...

Asian economies such as Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia could be badly hit if trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up further,...

The Chinese yuan is used in less than 1% of global bitcoin trades, according to new data, which observers say indicates that Beijing’s ongoing crackown...

Xiaomi has been on a roll lately. When it comes to budget smartphones, the brand has a stronger hold than bigwigs. The company has been...

People who look at their smartphones or tablets just before they turn in can take up to an hour longer to sleep than those who...

When Vincent Kompany walked off the pitch without waiting to be substituted during a pre-World Cup friendly against Portugal , Belgian football fans feared the...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has met Zakir Naik, wanted in India for alleged terror activities and money laundering, and a ruling party...

Istanbul: 24 people were killed in the derailment of a passenger train in northwestern Turkey, said a top Turkish official.Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag said...

London: Britain’s most senior official in charge of negotiating the country’s exit from the European Union resigned on Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of...

A rainbow forms in the sky. Jewel Shil takes this photo from Uttar Kattoli area of Chattogram city on 8 July.

Hannover, Germany — From June 11 to June 15, Huawei will be exhibiting its digital innovations at CEBIT 2018 under the theme of "Leading New...

GVK led Navi Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd (NMIAL) has announced the financial closure for construction of the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International...

Chinese real estate developer Greenland Holdings is intending to invest 50 billion yuan (US$7.53 billion) to help alleviate poverty in Zunyi city, in the province...

Roberto Martinez’s swashbuckling Belgium side head into Tuesday’s semi-final with familiar foes France as the World Cup’s leading scorers, but their old rivals have evolved...

Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson, will be set in the 1990s. Samuel L Jackson will portray a younger Nick Fury (with both eyes intact) by...

Dhadak actor Janhvi Kapoor along with father Boney Kapoor and sister Khushi Kapoor recently visited Tirumala Tirupati temple to seek the blessings of Lord Venkateswara.Amid...

Two BJP-ruled states have expressed concerns over the implementation of the National Health Protection Mission. While the unscheduled Rs 22,000 crore farm loan waiver has...

There are currently 500 Novotel hotels in 58 countries worldwide and Asia Pacific accounts for more than 143 properties with 3 5,879 rooms. Novotel Ambassador...

ack in June, there were mumblings about Samsung launching a successor to the Gear S3 smartwatch with it being dubbed the Gear S4. A new...

In front are open fields with grazing cattle, to the left are under-construction residential societies and to the right is its existing facilty - this...

They've gone 120 minutes twice in a week. They have endured the emotional tugs of two penalty shootouts, somehow coming out on top on both...

Her 40s have been eventful and enlightening. Actress Manisha Koirala, a cancer survivor, says contrary to common perception that middle-aged female actors get less work...

Mouni Roy, who is on her way to make her debut on the big screen was recently spotted wearing a sheer mint sari from JADE....

Sperm count is on the decline in Western societies, according to recent studies, which means that men's reproductive health is suffering. How can it be...

Karachi: Facebook has enhanced its security measures to protect the integrity of the July 25 general elections in Pakistan and prevent the spread of false...

Undeterred by a blistering rebuke of his efforts to forge a denuclearization deal with North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday appealed...

The world's second-largest economy may retaliate following Tokyo's decision to send a helicopter carrier to the South China Sea, potentially triggering a "tit-for-tat game at...

The China Securities Regulatory Commission intends to further liberalize the restrictions on foreign investors investing in A-shares. Two types of foreigners are expected to be...

Unused foreign aid has reached a new high of $44.51 billion despite a record disbursement of development assistance in the last fiscal year, data from...

Apple has designated the original 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro as a “vintage” product. No, that doesn’t mean it’s only a hipster buy now. What it...

By focusing on how cancer stem cells metabolize, researchers may have uncovered a new way to defeat them: by attacking their energy supply. Drug resistance is...

Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Friday said the all powerful GST Council will consider bringing petroleum products under Goods and Services Tax (GST) and it...

Hasin Jahan, wife of Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami, will soon enter Bollywood. She has, reportedly, signed director Amjad Khan's next film titled Fatwa.Hasin Jahan, wife...

 President Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, a politically connected conservative judge, for the Supreme Court Monday, setting up a ferocious confirmation battle with Democrats as...

SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday (Jul 10) it has decided to scrap an annual government mobilisation drill this year as part of a suspended...

Just days after the US kicked off a tariff battle with China, Premier Li Keqiang traveled to Germany on a mission to champion free trade,...

Sanya, the capital city of Hainan, China’s southernmost island province, has set a goal of attracting more than 300,000 talented people by 2025, providing full...

Todd Fisher tells all in 'My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie,' a new memoir about growing up with sister Carrie Fisher and mother...

Rescue workers in Thailand brought out four people on Monday from a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more...

WASHINGTON: American space entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted that he was in Thailand on Tuesday (Jul 10) with a prototype mini-sub, at the flooded cave where...

Folic acid fortification not only protects developing babies against certain birth defects but also supports healthy brain development through the teenage years, researchers report.“It’s been...

Given the vast number of individually talented players in both side, France vs Belgium promises to be a football spectacle and since it is the...

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to break his silence on the disappointing result of talks with North Korea last week, suggesting...

British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in her heels Monday after the resignation of two top government ministers over Brexit negotiations whipped up a storm...

In a housing estate in the gritty northern Paris suburb of Bondy, Adama Wagui showed off the stack of trophies he has accumulated during his...

British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in her heels Monday after the resignation of two top government ministers over Brexit negotiations whipped up a storm...

Hong Kong-based dockless cycle provider Gobee.bike announced its closure to users on Tuesday morning after soaring bicycle repair costs thwarted efforts to generate profits. Gobee...

Dubai : Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates airline, has partnered with the ENTERTAINER to launch its own Emirates Skywards GO app for members....

Frangipani in the Khagrachhari hills, 9 July.

Qatar Airways, an Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA, has taken its celebration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia to the skies...

The serum albumin test looks at the levels of albumin in a person's blood. If the results indicate an abnormal amount of albumin, it may...

A new study in mice finds that the ketogenic, or keto, diet helps to eliminate the side effects of a new generation of cancer drugs. In...

China allowed the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to be freed from house arrest and leave for Berlin on Tuesday, her...

Eating nuts "significantly" boosted the number and health of sperm in young men in a scientific trial, researchers said Wednesday.The findings "support a beneficial role...

Shirts are selling briskly, crowds pack sports bars to watch matches and football is front-page news. Whisper it quietly, but basketball-crazy Philippines have finally been...

Around 500 Australians shivered in the nude for American photographer Spencer Tunick on Monday, braving the winter chill on a Melbourne supermarket rooftop for his...

Among the richest men in the world are two of the biggest tech icons of our generation. It was only a little while ago that...

Eden Hazard and a brilliant Belgian generation stand between France and a place in the World Cup final as the countries bring their historic rivalry...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said it has not yet given Singapore "full notice" of its intentions for the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed...

China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission has made amendments to the Independent Director Management Measures of Insurance Institutions, concerning the nomination and removal mechanism, Yicai.com...

Every year cancer affects millions of people worldwide. Although the deadly disease doesn’t have a proper cause of origin, various reasons like poor diet, nutrition...

A quarter of workers for big Korean businesses are "non-payroll staff" or temps hired through outsourcing firms.According to the Labor Ministry on Sunday, 23.6 percent...

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is engaged to US model Hailey Baldwin, US media report.The 24-year-old popped the question at a Bahamas resort, according to...

Two villagers were killed in a traffic accident in Jinan, eastern China’s Shandong province on July 5, after a driver lost control of his vehicle...

Depression can cause debilitating fatigue and make the simplest activities, such as getting out of bed, too difficult to manage.According to a 2018 report, fatigue...

Nine leading companies from different sectors joined hands on Monday to launch a platform to provide special services to entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises.The...

A second woman has accused the French movie mogul Luc Besson of sexual assault, according to reports, two months after a young actress alleged he...

A high-powered business delegation from Singapore yesterday showed keen interest to invest in the banking and financial sector as it offers immense growth potential.“There is...

China’s domestic automakers were among the worst performers in China’s bear market, with Great Wall Motor down by more than 50% from its October peak....

The country’s largest software exporter TCS on Tuesday posted a 23.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 7,340 crore for the first...

The World Cup has entered the final straight with just three matches still to be played -- and that means we're one step closer to...

Uzbekistan is currently going through one of the most remarkable periods of change ever experienced by a post-Soviet republic. Following the passing of the former...

Remember the time when the first season of Indian Idol had aired back in 2004. There weren’t many reality shows or talent shows airing at...

Around 32 million people across Britain are expected to tune in on Wednesday hoping Gareth Southgate can steer England into the World Cup final for...

Bicycle-rental service JoBike, which would allow riders to rent a bike from one's smartphone, is set to roll out operations within the next three months...

Water hyacinth blooms in Dapunia of Pabna sadar upazila on 10 July

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox on Wednesday revealed it had increased a takeover offer for pan-European TV group Sky, valuing the group at £24.5 billion...

Kaula Lumpur : Malaysia Airports officially launched its annual shopping campaign with more than US$5 million worth of prizes up for grabs.Themed ‘Licence to Win’,...

Considering all the movies, TV shows, and books we have surrounding the mysteries of space, it’s pretty clear that humans are quite enamoured by the...

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome does not currently have a diagnostic test. But this may soon change, as researchers have developed a test that can predict...

 Pakistan's first-ever Sikh police officer, Gulab Singh, has claimed that the government wants to forcefully evict the Sikh community from the country.Singh's claim came a...

Brussels: President Donald Trump asserted that Germany is “totally controlled” by and “captive to Russia” over a pipeline project during a tasty breakfast with NATO...

Nikon announced the Coolpix P1000 in India on July 10.  The digital camera comes with 125x optical zoom and enhanced operability for the user’s convenience....

Manchester United on Tuesday invited the newly rescued Thai youth soccer team, along with their rescuers, to travel to England to see an upcoming match.The...

The United States has plenty of beaches along its 95,000 miles of coastline — from fine white sands and rocky shores to world-renown surf spots....

Warner Bros. has announced plans for a $100 million cable car to take tourists from its studio lot to the iconic Hollywood sign, an area...

Some people really don’t know that it’s possible to be addicted to social media.They don’t realise what the compulsive need to check your feed and...

Paul Pogba dedicated France's World Cup semi-final win against Belgium to the 12 boys who survived a harrowing ordeal trapped underground in Thailand.The final five...

 The Hyundai Group is seeking approval from the government for a visit by executives to Mt. Kumgang for a memorial service for its late chairman...

The release of a new defense strategy paper by New Zealand, marking a shift towards greater coordination with the US and Australia on security issues,...

BEIJING: Beijing on Wednesday (Jul 11) vowed to take "countermeasures" after the US aimed a new tariff threat at US$200 billion in Chinese imports."The Chinese...

Bytedance, a Chinese Internet technology company that owns Toutiao, moved quickly to quash rumours of impending listing plans, insisting the company does not have any...

Samuel Umtiti’s 51st-minute header sent an impressive France into the World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Belgium in an absorbing first semi-final on...

The plot of the new Incredibles movie features a heroine whose life swings between high adventure and humdrum normality, American actress Holly Hunter, who plays...

Among the richest men in the world are two of the biggest tech icons of our generation. It was only a little while ago that...

WASHINGTON: When President Donald Trump announced the US would halt joint military drills with South Korea, he backed his controversial move by citing the "tremendous"...

The government needs to formulate a specific policy to allow local companies to invest abroad as many domestic industrial conglomerates are now capable of doing...

As the Thai Navy Seal unit succeeded in rescuing 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped inside a flooded Thai cave for more...

Guangxi is known for many things - its rolling hills, beautiful karst scenery and clean air. But when you think of Guangxi food, what comes...

The toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Thursday to 199, with dozens still missing, a top government spokesman said.Yoshihide Suga...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new recommendations to establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions.Worldwide, an estimated...

 Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik thanked the Malaysian Government for not deporting him from the country despite several efforts made by India in this regard.Naik...

Singapore believes that “constructive dialogue” is necessary in order to achieve peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on...

 The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has made arrangements to transport former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam to the Adiala jail upon...

The central bank will not consider the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) as a single party borrower of banks in a bid to increase the...

India can use the three-match One Day International series with England as a useful learning curve ahead of next year's World Cup, says the tourists'...

Harry Kane says England restored pride during their run to the World Cup semi-finals and can use the tournament as a springboard for sustained success...

The end of the England-Croatia semifinal was the theatrical drama. The drama of the drama was written by Joy in Croatia. It has been confirmed...

German auto giant Volkswagen signed cooperation agreements with three Chinese companies over two days, aiming to tap into the Chinese electric vehicles market, The Paper...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday (Jul 12) that North Korea's criticism of the United States after a meeting in Pyongyang was part...

More than two centuries ago, The British East India Company wanted three things from Nepal: to open a trade route to Tibet, establish a British...

Facebook is facing its first financial penalty for allowing the data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to forage through the personal data of millions of unknowing Facebook...

Africa is fast becoming one of China's hottest tourist destinations, as the scorching summer heat burns up cities across the country.Many regions in China have...

Earlier this year, Mahira Khan compelled one and all to sit up and take notice of her at the Cannes Film Festival. The Raees actor’s...

It is that time of the year again! Monsoon - when greenery returns to the gardens and fields, leaves begin to sprout, the peacock dances,...

Foreign aid and development partners (donors) have played an important role in Bangladesh's growth story. Its importance has also been acknowledged by successive governments in...

The second song of Akshay Kumar starrer Gold titled “Chad Gayi Hai” is out. Until now we have seen Tapan Das aka Akshay in the...

The BBC's 12 best-paid stars are all men, according to figures published on Tuesday by Britain's public broadcaster, which is grappling with a gender equality...

It’s now universal that Instagram is the new destination to head for staying in touch with the latest trends of the world. It’s one of...

 Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board.The company made the announcement late Wednesday, hours after Schnatter apologized for using a...

 U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as he aimed to entrench its conservative control for years to...

The latest real estate listing that has everyone buzzing isn't some swanky estate with some Instagrammable infinity pool, in-house disco, or yoga studio in back....

Under the radar, away from World Cup frenzy and the merger and acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo Inc. and Fiat, the eighth ministerial meeting of the...

Blaupunkt has announced the launch of their first Apple Car Play and Android Auto-enabled infotainment systems, Osaka 760 and Monte Carlo 750.Depending on which platform...

Shanghai will strive to launch the Shanghai-London stock connect in 2018, said Li Jun, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Financial Service Office during a...

Mario Mandzukic scored in the 109th minute as Croatia came from behind to beat England 2-1 after extra time on Wednesday and reach their first...

Chiang Rai: The boys rescued from a Thai cave were passed "sleeping" on stretchers through the treacherous pathways, a former Thai Navy SEAL who was...

Under fire for his warm embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump jolted the NATO summit Wednesday by turning a spotlight on Germany’s ties...

Mexico’s incoming president on Tuesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his “respectful attitude” toward the next Mexican administration and held out hope for joint...

The nearly century-old Miss America competition will drop its well-known swimsuit competition this year and will no longer judge contestants based on their physical appearance,...

State-owned BSNL on Wednesday unveiled the country’s first internet telephony service that will allow users to dial any telephone number in India through its mobile...

In 2025, will Tencent be the biggest company in the world? Or will it be Alibaba? Tencent’s story, just like modern China’s, is one of...

Ecstatic Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic is confident tiredness will not be an issue for his side when they face France in the World Cup final...

Twenty-six people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Wednesday for allegedly participating in gold investment scams involving HK$19 million (US$2.42 million).At around noon, the...

The institution of marriage is constantly evolving with millennials nowadays having complex attitudes towards commitments, companionship and gender stereotyping. One of most welcome change is...

Parents need to be more attentive when it comes to their kids’ exposure to cigarette smoke, a new study has claimed. According to the Paediatric...

Cole flowers flourish at the feet of volcanoes in Datong, North China's Shanxi province. The sea of cole flowers and the volcanoes add radiance and...

The repercussions of the US-China trade standoff seems to be working in favour of Bollywood films. Chinese experts have been batting for Bollywood films as...

China reported Friday that its June imports rose 14.1 percent in dollar-denominated terms, falling far short of a 20.8 percent increase expected by analysts.China's exports,...

Exactly and month and 63 grueling games later, the 2018 World Cup will reach its climax when a young France side spearheaded by Kylian Mbappe...

All eyes are on Janhvi Kapoor, daughter of the iconic Sridevi whose demise earlier this year left a huge void in the Indian film industry,...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand: Twelve Thai boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are recovering well from their ordeal and will...

The death toll in a suicide bombing in southwestern Pakistan Friday jumped to 70, an official said, the deadliest in a string of attacks on...

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Temple of Heaven, Tiantan, an ancient royal altar in Beijing, being listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage...

Nepal on Thursday gifted China a pair of endangered one-horned rhinos in a diplomatic gesture to its powerful neighbor and major investor.The young male and...

Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against porn star Stormy Daniels just hours after she was arrested and accused of illegally rubbing undercover police officers’ faces...

 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN human rights chief’s call for an independent international investigation into the human rights situation in...

Despite intense efforts to attract funds private banks are experiencing a slowdown in deposit growth due to a lack of confidence of depositors following a...

The commodities sector has been hit by escalating trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, but coal is bucking that trend as China's demand for the...

A recent photo shows a gaggle of swimming geese on a pond in Baropota village of Sharsha upazila in Jashore.

Maurizio Sarri has succeeded Antonio Conte as Chelsea manager on a three-year deal, the club announced on Saturday. The 59-year-old former Napoli head coach becomes...

Check out this traditional Yao performance at Lihu Area in Nandan County, Guangxi province. Guangxi is home to the Yao minority, who have lived in...

A fisherman holds an 8-foot-long alligator gar in Dallas, Texas.  (Bubba Bedre's Garzilla Alligator Gar Guide Service)Bubba Bedre has been chasing alligator gars since he...

Real Madrid have released a statement that reads the Spanish giants have ‘no plans’ to make any sort of bid for the Brazil and Paris...

China has preemptively eased monetary policy in response to American trade pressures, and the RMB has weakened modestly in response. Speculative interest in the RMB...

Women in England should be able to take abortion pills at home to avoid the "distressing experience" of suffering pain and heavy bleeding while returning...

Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju has crossed the Rs 500 crore mark worldwide. The worldwide earnings now stand at Rs 500.43 crore. A Rajkumar Hirani directorial,...

In the first known case of its kind, US drug agents supplied unwitting cocaine-trafficking suspects in California with smartphones they thought were encrypted but had...

Police in south China’s Guangdong province announced this week that a suspected $1.5 billion illegal football gambling syndicate, that is said to be underpinned by...

“I want tariffs… I want someone to bring me some tariffs.”This is the scene in the White House one year ago. US President Donald Trump...

ZTE Corp has emerged as one of the top five leading companies in terms of patent applications in China, despite the disruptions the company has...

 Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif was arrested on his return to the country Friday, where he faces 10 years in prison for corruption, ahead of...

 And then, after all the diplomatic tumult, it was time to sip tea with the queen.President Donald Trump took a break from his sparring with...

 The defacto leader of the People's Justice Party, Anwar Ibrahim, will contest the post of president for the first time after years of being unable...

Social networking site Twitter suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 US presidential...

It is no surprise that of late Kajol has been impressing us with her sartorial choices, one outfit at a time. From risque gowns to...

At least 96 state-owned enterprises under the direct administration of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) have achieved a total 887.79 billion yuan (US$133.15...

The country's second-largest software  services major Infosys on Friday reported 3.7 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,612 crore for the quarter...

A slight mistrust towards the country's banking sector has recently emerged in people's minds, which is an “ominous sign” for banks, said Bangladesh Bank Governor...

Making life easier for you, Google's Phone app will start blocking out unwanted calls on its own. The Phone app is now capable of automatically...

Russian president Vladimir Putin will attend the World Cup final between France and Croatia in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday, the Kremlin said in a...

Everyone in Hong Kong has a property story, but few are as woeful  as that of Ng Kwok-leung, a 70-year-old widower.Ng has found himself shut...

Two days before a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump played golf and tweeted Saturday from one of his namesake...

India inaugurated its largest visa centre in the world in the Bangladeshi capital on July 14 to reduce the waiting time for applicants.Bangladeshis constitute one...

More than 200 Nicaraguan university students were reunited with their parents Saturday after a tense night of armed attacks that left two dead and dozens...

BANGKOK: Twelve boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will watch a recording of the World Cup final which takes place...

A bee collects honey from flowers in Pabna Sadar Hospital. Hasan Mahmud took this photo on 14 July

US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everybody wants me to" and there are no Democratic candidates who...

Babies who are given solid foods as well as breast milk from the age of three months show signs of sleeping better than infants fed...

A CHILD sex abuse survivor who ballooned to 177kg after years of “self-destruction” and comfort eating has shed 109kg and turned her life around —...

Kiwi funny ladies Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek take a refreshingly matter-of-fact aprroach to female sexuality in this comedyHE BREAKER UPPERERSThree starsDirectors Madeleine Sami...

A few years ago, two researchers took the 50 most-used ingredients in a cook book and studied how many had been linked with a cancer...

 The mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thai cave is to get the Hollywood treatment in a movie announced by...

Skyscanner has announced partnership with ForwardKeys to deliver two new analytical techniques within ForwardKeys’ Flight Searches tool, branded ‘Travel Willingness’ and ‘Catchment Area’, which aim...

While has been prepping the global launch of its next-in-line Android One series smartphones, the Chinese market will also be getting something new from Xiaomi’s...

One month after the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, matchmaker South Korean President Moon Jae-in dispatched on...

roatia feverishly prepared Saturday for its first ever World Cup final as the small Balkan nation swells with pride at its team's performance and firmly...

Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk on Friday inaugurated the Pak-China Optical Fibre Cable project that would serve as the first land-based communication link between Pakistan and...

Twelve boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will watch a recording of the World Cup final which takes place on...

A Florida man is warning pet owners after his dog died of saltwater poisoning this week.  (Jean Vaillancourt)A Florida man is warning pet owners to...

The toilet and its walls, splattered with big, bold and broken Mandarin words which translate to “smell of dog fart”, is more famous than the...

The Trump administration’s tariffs on China have so far targeted mostly industrial goods like aircraft engines and gas compressors. But the administration has also threatened...

The contrast between the disarray in the West, on open display at the NATO summit and at last month’s G7 meeting in Canada, and China’s...

Nancy Sinatra Sr., the first wife of Frank Sinatra and the mother of the late crooner’s three children, died Friday. She was 101.Her daughter, Nancy...

Samsung is losing its lead in India, which is rapidly becoming the world's largest smartphone market, dropping to third place in brand preference behind its...

New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, color X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics,...

 Ahead of the general election in Pakistan, Facebook has disabled numerous accounts and pages of the Islamist Milli Muslim League (MML), in a setback to...

Hit TV series 'Downton Abbey' followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th...

DWAYNE ‘The Rock’ Johnson has made it clear his friendship with Fast and the Furious co-star, Tyrese Gibson, is over.Gibson, who plays Roman Pearce in...

SINGAPORE: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has called a British caver who was involved in operations to rescue 12 stranded Thai boys and their coach a...

SEOUL: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that talks on Sunday (Jul 15) between U.S. and North Korean officials to discuss the return of...

Chinese kitchen appliance maker Joyoung has bought into SharkNinja, an American vacuum manufacturer in a 12.49 million yuan (US$1.87 million) deal that will secure a...

A British caver who helped rescue 12 boys from a Thai cave said Monday he may take legal action against Elon Musk after the entrepreneur...

In offices overlooking the Yalu River in Dandong, China, at a rural real estate agency just south of the inter-Korean DMZ, and among the glass...

DUBROVNIK, July 15 -- Six uniformed Chinese police officers started joint patrol with their Croatian counterparts here on Sunday.It is the first ever joint patrol...

One can almost always count on Kareena Kapoor Khan’s ever-evolving style statements to give us inspiration. Recently, we spotted the Veere Di Wedding actor in...

Waning eyesight may hasten the pace of cognitive decline in older people, suggests a U.S. study.The results suggest that vision fixes, like a new eyeglass...

Kylian Mbappe and another supremely talented generation of French players may just be getting started after overcoming Croatia to win the World Cup in Russia.While...

Sound One has launched waterproof SP-40 sports Bluetooth earphones with mic for the sports enthusiasts. Sound One SP-40 sports earphones has a built-in rechargeable battery...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest in Bangladesh's special economic zones.She made the call when newly appointed UAE...

Farmers Bank is now under pressure to settle its overdue payments for import, with a number of foreign missions dangling the threat of blacklisting the...

British distributor Shorts International is all set to distribute short documentary tilted 'A Pair of Sandal', directed by journalist and independent filmmaker Josim Ahmed. The...

Scarlett Johansson has quit an upcoming movie role as a transgender criminal following an angry backlash against her casting, she revealed in an interview reported...

The Yomiuri Shimbun U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused North Korea of operating secret facilities for the enrichment of uranium when he met senior...

A suicide attacker blew himself up in front of a government ministry in Kabul on Sunday, killing or wounding at least 10 people, police said,...

France won the World Cup for the second time in spectacular style on Sunday as a 4-2 victory over Croatia in one of the most...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are sure to discuss North Korea at their bilateral summit as the American leader looks to...

Over the first half of 2018, newly established foreign-invested enterprises in China increased by an impressive 96.6% from a year earlier, said the Ministry of...

MASTUNG, Pakistan: The death toll from a suicide bombing that hit southwestern Pakistan on Friday has risen to 149, making it the second most lethal...

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ambition was to build a port in his own district of Hambantota. Although feasibility studies showed the port to...

About 100 dementia sufferers in Britain will take part in government-backed trials using virtual reality to help recall lost memories, the firm behind the technology...

The big news from the Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) in Sydney, presented by the World Travel and Tourism Council...

 Malaysia's Sultan Muhammad V opened the first meeting of the 14th parliament on Tuesday (Jul 17) and delivered his speech ahead of the parliamentary debates...

The European Union had dusted itself off from Donald Trump’s disastrous Brussels drive-by and is regrouping in Japan. Only days after the US president told...

An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday (Jul 17), and high temperatures hampered...

South Korea and Japan are the only Asian countries that regularly qualify for World Cup tournaments. While soccer is played throughout the region, long-standing sociocultural...

China is often thought of as a country that suppresses internal conflicts, usually to great effect. But there are a number of notable exceptions and,...

 Two police officers in Georgia have been suspended after they used a coin toss to decide whether to arrest a 24-year-old motorist they stopped for...

Malaysia will send an official representative to Singapore to discuss the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project by the end of the month, said Malaysian...

Taiwan on Tuesday (Jul 17) put into service its fleet of US-made Apache attack helicopters, upgrading its defences against a growing military threat from China.The...

 Apart from this, around 2,063 women and children fell victim to different types of violence which include rape, eve-teasing, physical torture for dowry demand and...

Every night without fail, Paul Blumstein straps on a mask that prevents him from repeatedly waking up, gasping for air.It's been his routine since he...

As of June 2018, the real estate market in China has been rising for 37 straight months, setting a new record for the longest upturn...

Didier Deschamps' France side have not always won admirers for their way of playing at this World Cup, but that will not matter to the...

France winning the World Cup trophy in Russia, Chinese kitchen and bathroom appliance maker Vatti Corp is now in the spotlight -- it is time...

The summer landscape in the Hulunbuir Grassland in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region offers pastoral views and an ideal pasture for cattle and sheep...

The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday, parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of cheering fans gave...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated officials during inspections of a factory, power station and holiday camp, state media reported Tuesday, with analysts...

 Last year, Singaporean state-owned investor Temasek made a $75 million investment in the meat-alternative industry.That investment — in Impossible Foods, which makes vegetarian burger patties...

A number of Chinese and German companies have signed a series of agreements involving the automotive industry during the past week, reflecting a new ‘honeymoon’...

In contrast to accounts that the current US administration has signaled a shift toward increased support for Taiwan’s government, a Taiwanese academic said Sunday that...

EcoEnergy is a Pakistani startup that provides solar energy to areas that are not on the national grid, along with helping their customers with basic...

Eating nuts "significantly" boosted the number and health of sperm in young men in a scientific trial, researchers say.The findings "support a beneficial role for...

Priyanka Chopra has time and again shown that she is a trendsetter. Be it her faux leather jumpsut or the ultra cool skirts, the actors...

McAfee has recently announced McAfee MVISION, a portfolio featuring new McAfee innovations designed to give customers a defence system that manages their security products based...

 Samsung SDI and LG Chem, Korea's top two rechargeable battery makers, are eyeing the market for large-scale energy storage systems as a source of new...

Garment workers yesterday rejected both figures proposed by their representative and that of garment owners as their minimum monthly wage.Md Siddiqur Rahman, who represents garment...

Remember the real estate agent who dressed up in a panda suit to try and sell a home in Spring, Texas? It worked like a...

Small business owners have threatened to stage a massive rally in front of Cheong Wa Dae and the National Assembly against the minimum-wage hike.Members of...

The national team wasn’t there but that didn’t stop Chinese companies orchestrating an advertising bonanza of unprecedented proportions at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.Over...

A Moscow court on Monday handed down 15-day jail sentences on four members of the Pussy Riot protest group who interrupted Sunday’s World Cup final...

A Dutch branding company, a global sports organisation and the name of a French aristocrat who has been dead for 80 years might not seem...

NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly talks to Julie Banderas about overcoming obstacles like the death of his eight-year-old son and beating cancer twiceHall of...

People who had lived with a fear of heights for decades became less afraid after virtual reality (VR) therapy that saw them riding a flying...

Actor Bruce Willis became the latest target of annual roast in Los Angeles, with his ex wife turning up to join in on the abuse.After...

Singer Justin Bieber gifted an engagement ring to his fiancé Hailey Baldwin that was worth $500,000. Bieber approached the jeweller Jack Solow, owner of NYC's...

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, reportedly dating American singer Nick Jonas, says her marital status will not affect her feminist opinions, and she would like to...

The more data we are linking relentlessly with our social media accounts, the faster we are attracting hackers to barge in our profiles and fetch...

Facebook announced several new hires of top academics in the field of artificial intelligence Tuesday, among them a roboticist known for her work at Disney...

The government is sticking to its word and ousting China Harbour Engineering from another infrastructure project -- the Marine Drive expressway in Cox's Bazar worth...

IQiyi, one of the major online video platforms in China, has completed the acquisition of Skymoons Inc. and Chengdu Skymoons Digital Entertainment Co. Ltd., Yicai.com...

 President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Jul 17) there is no hurry to denuclearise North Korea under his accord with Kim Jong Un - a...

In an essay published in 1943 as World War II was raging on, Owen Lattimore, a renowned American scholar of East Asia, wrote: “Yunnan is...

Arsene Wenger has said staying as Arsenal manager for nearly 22 years may have been the biggest mistake of his career and that he regrets...

A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to deportations of immigrant families reunited after being separated at the border, as the Trump administration...

A 29-year-old Russian woman living in Washington, DC, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government while...

Asian shares closed mostly lower on Tuesday — with Japan the only major market finishing in positive territory — as energy stocks declined amid weakness...

Chinese ride-sharing conglomerate DiDi has bonded with online travel service giant Booking Holdings, acquiring US$500 million in investment from the latter, The Paper reported.Applications under...

The health ministry will look into a price control mechanism for medicines, said its deputy minister, Lee Boon Chye on Tuesday (Jul 17)."As medicines are...

A study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a direct relationship between computer screen time among teens and attention deficit...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has bought into the largest out-of-home advertising network in China, Focus Media, in a 15 billion yuan (US$2.23 billion) deal, The...

Modern Dyeing & Screen Printing and Rahima Food Corporation have been delisted from the Dhaka Stock Exchange for remaining closed for more than three years.The...

Real estate transactions in Seoul halved in June, compared to the same period last year.Only 10,401 homes were sold last month, down 56 percent from...

Concern over Beijing tightening property regulations is putting a damper on the optimism of Chinese developers despite significant rises in home prices.Almost 70 cities surveyed...

Mbappe scored four goals in the World Cup for France and was awarded the FIFA young player of the tournament. He became the first teenager...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers are calling on a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit from actress Ashley Judd -- who accuses the disgraced mogul of torpedoing...

Decades ago, hundreds of nuns and priests made an extraordinary decision: They agreed to donate their brains upon death to science, hoping to help solve...

The European Union hit Google with a €4.34 billion (US$5 billion) fine for abusing the dominance of its Android operating system on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse...

Chinese oil and gas giant Sinopec has set up a capital investment operation platform in the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, Yicai.com reported.The latter...

West Ham United manger Manuel Pellegrini believes the London club's record signing, Felipe Anderson, will give his team a "new dimension".The 25-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has moved to curb the country’s bulging imports basket to ease pressure on foreign-exchange reserves. They have tumbled to...

A renewed show of force by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday to scare Taiwan has resulted in large swathes of the East China...

Twitter suspended at least 58 million user accounts in the final three months of 2017, according to data obtained by The Associated Press. The figure...

Facebook has built on its campaign to prevent the platform from being used to spread dangerous misinformation, saying it will remove bogus posts likely to...

The United States hopes North Korea will return the remains of about 50 American Korean War dead within two weeks, the first of thousands President...

The Government is likely to recapitalise some state-run banks in urgent need by up to Rs  10,000 crore within a few days to help them...

Hedge fund billionaire David Einhorn plays poker at the World Series of Poker's "Big One for One Drop."Hedge fund billionaire David Einhorn busted out of...

The trade war with the U.S. couldn’t have come at a worse timing for China, which had just begun focusing "in earnest" on fixing problems...

Shares of smartphone maker Xiaomi rose on Wednesday, notching a new high after Hong Kong's stock exchange said it would work with its mainland counterparts...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Jul 19) he hopes China will hand over financier Jho Low, who is wanted by...

A new strategic fault line appeared in the Afghan conflict last week when Islamabad hosted an unusual meeting of the heads of the intelligence agencies...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's strident rebukes of officials during recent trips to industrial sites were aimed at rallying support at home for...

A South Korean salvage team has reportedly discovered the wreck of a Russian warship that is believed to still contain 200 tons of gold bullion...

When celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion icon Kate Spade killed themselves within the space of three days in June, many couldn’t fathom the tragedy...

American tech giant Xilinx is planning to acquire DeePhi Tech, a Beijing-based AI chip startup, The Paper reported.Though no financial details have been disclosed so...

Over 20 Indian-origin people have been sentenced for up to 20 years in prison in the United States for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar India-based...

Rolls Royce is famous for making luxury cars that the world’s rich love to buy. The company however is not known for making SUVs. That...

Israel’s parliament approved a controversial piece of legislation on Thursday that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, but which critics warn...

China’s “currency is dropping like a rock,” President Trump said this morning on a CNBC interview, while the RMB stabilized on foreign exchange markets and...

America’s trade war with China made headlines again on Friday after President Donald Trump said he was “ready” to impose tariffs on a value of...

A helicopter from the Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) drops water on a fire in a field in Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia in...

Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya took five wickets as South Africa crumbled to 124 all out on the second day of the second Test on Saturday...

Being a true blue fashionista, Sonam Kapoor rarely ever fails to impress style connoisseurs with her exquisite and experimental sartorial choices. Continuing her fashionable streak,...

When Vivo showed the APEX concept a few months ago and geeks and nerds were ‘wowed’ by the new cutting-edge features. It was the most...

The country-and-western tourist town of Branson, Missouri, mourned Friday for more than a dozen sightseers who were killed when a duck boat capsized and sank...

First it was "Feku", in May, for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now "Idiot" is online activists' latest way to mock another world leader, US...

The crowd of young Pakistanis, many armed with smartphones, surround the politician's car and begin streaming live footage of something extraordinary: angry voters asking their...

U.S. officials say the United States is finalizing plans to evacuate several hundred Syrian civil defense workers and their families from southwest Syria as Russian-backed...

The World Cup is over, but that didn't stop Cristiano Ronaldo showing off his soccer skills as he made appearances in Beijing on July 19...

Black swans swim across Baiyangdian Lake in Xiongan New Area, surrounded by lotus flowers and leaves.  When July comes, a vast area of lotus flowers will...

Supplying clean water and toilets for all could take hundreds of years in countries like Eritrea and Namibia unless governments step up funding to tackle...

Priyanka Chopra will play the real-life mother of the brave Aisha Chaudhary, who died in January 2015 after a long and valiant struggle against Severe...

Fakhar Zaman became the first Pakistan player to hit a double century in one-day internationals as Pakistan crushed Zimbabwe by 244 runs to go 4-0...

Spinner Keshav Maharaj thanked his lucky stars as well as the pitch on Friday after his record eight-wicket haul helped South Africa fight back on...

While foreign diplomats often struggle to win over ordinary Iraqis, Japan’s departing ambassador has stolen hearts – thanks to witty social media videos in classical...

Montenegro's government on Thursday defended its contribution to peace in response to a verbal attack from US President Donald Trump, who said this week that...

Two years into Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s tenure, the island’s military is still operating on a shoe-string budget, in the face of more menacing from...

Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) celebrated their fifth consecutive league victory with fireworks and an open-top bus parade on Friday night (Jul...

Despite US President Donald Trump’s best efforts to make nice with Russia, it seems the Kremlin is not putting all of its eggs in the...

Vietnamese activists and pro-democracy campaigners in Ho Chi Minh City are now locked in a game of cat-and-mouse with security forces as the country’s main...

The stock market regulator plans to set up an alternative trading board at the exchanges to facilitate the trading of securities of delisted and very...

This year, Facebook has made their privacy settings easier to find and improved the ability to manage your data. That includes the ‘Download Your Information’...

Bardish Chagger, Canadian minister of Small Business and Tourism, said China has become Canada's largest source of overseas tourists for the first time in the...

Yash Raj Films' untitled mega-action entertainer starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor will be shot in some of the most expensive, most gorgeous...

Silicon Valley e-cigarette start-up Juul Labs is bringing its small flash drive-sized vaping device to the United Kingdom this week, aiming to reproduce its break-neck...

Burberry, which has been in the crosshairs for burning tens of millions of dollars of its products, is far from the only firm to destroy...

Hackers have stolen the health records of 1.5 million Singaporeans including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, authorities said Friday, with the leader specifically targeted in...

Australian researchers said Wednesday they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first" breakthrough that could save...

The fallout from Malaysia's suspended East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) that is currently being renegotiated with China, together with two other pipeline projects, is being...

A draft of Cuba’s new constitution omits the aim of building communism, recognizes private property and opens the door to gay marriage, in a sign...

A 15-year-old girl who was raped by her older brother has been jailed for six months for having an abortion, an Indonesian official said on...

With her Bollywood debut film Dhadak out, Janhvi Kapoor is puzzled as to why she is always asked about being in competition with other female...

Pop superstar Taylor Swift will take to the silver screen alongside Jennifer Hudson in a film adaptation of the popular hit musical “Cats,” reports said...

Jordan said on Sunday 800 people including members of Syria's "White Helmets" civil defence group had been evacuated from southwest Syria where Damascus' forces are...

Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a ceasefire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead,...

French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga impressed hundreds of Parisians on Saturday with a performance that featured a walk on a rope suspended 35 metres (115...

A revolutionary gene editing technique hailed as the future of disease eradication and mooted for a Nobel prize may be less precise and cause more...

Facebook’s WhatsApp is rolling out a global test measure to rein in messages forwarded by users, the messaging app said, after the spread of rumours...

Xiaomi's Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite are all set for an official unveiling at the global launch event in Spain on July 24. Ahead...

Self-service kiosks are mushrooming in stores around the country as businesses take fright at the minimum wage hike.Burger King, the epitome of a dead-end minimum...

The chairman of Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, says he knows nothing of his bank’s involvement in co-financing Atlas Merchant Capital’s takeover...

Sri Lanka surged to 151 for 3 in their second innings on Saturday -- a 365 run overall lead -- as they sought a whitewash...

Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam has refused to shift to the Sihala Rest House, saying she would prefer staying at the high-security...

They believed they were safe but a few blood drops betrayed them: 15 years after a daring robbery at a French jewellery store, the four...

China’s foreign ministry hit back at comments made by President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor on Thursday, saying it is clear who is right and...

MELAKA: Melaka recorded an increase of almost 50 per cent in the number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases, with a total of...

Facebook on Wednesday built on its campaign to prevent the platform from being used to spread dangerous misinformation, saying it will remove bogus posts likely...

With the increased interest in complementary therapies, a team of scientists recently explored their use in cancer patients, and how they impacted both adherence to...

Forget the octagon or the ring — Ronda Rousey is looking to go toe-to-toe with sharks.The Olympian and UFC Hall of Famer participated in a...

A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 60 at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday (Jul 22), officials said, as...

Chief technology officers of telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have resigned from their respective companies. Reliance Jio Group Chief Technology Officer Jagbir Singh...

Brazilian star forward Neymar has declared himself ready to “go back and give everything” for Paris Saint-Germain following a disappointing FIFA World Cup campaign in...

C'mon, you can't be that dirty. Like, blocking-the-drain-with-your-facial-hair-dirty. The process of shaving does shed hair and with no brains of their own, get scattered all...

Cigarette use decreased among young women - including pregnant women - during the past decade in the US, according to a new study. But, researchers...

In 2018, as we are witnessing phones with minimal bezels and a larger screen-to-body ratio every other day, it now looks like we could soon...

Thousands of experts and activists descend on Amsterdam Monday to bolster the battle against AIDS amid warnings that "dangerous complacency" may cause a resurgence of...

Fourteen people, including a young girl, were shot near downtown Toronto, police in Canada's biggest city said on Sunday, with one person killed and the...

Bangladesh banished the blues of the Test series to outclass hosts West Indies by 48 runs in the first ODI on Sunday. Tamim Iqbal and Shakib...

Typhoon Ampil hit Chinese financial hub Shanghai around midday on Sunday (Jul 22), bringing heavy rainfall and disrupting transport and shipping.More than 600 flights from...

German soccer star Mesut Ozil said on Sunday he would no longer play for the national team because he faced racism and disrespect.His impassioned statement...

The ongoing Washington and Beijing trade war, could push automobile companies to produce more in China, the CEO and founder of Shanghai-based consultancy Automobility told...

The Tongren municipal government in the southwestern province of Guizhou, has responded to the public’s questioning of building a hyperloop track with an American developer,...

When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte makes today (July 23) his third State of the Nation Address, or SONA, the often tough-talking leader will face an...

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of white voters on Saturday in an attempt improve relations ahead of a July 30 election, a marked...

Brazil has taken a stand against the explosion of “fake news” stories swamping the internet by making media analysis studies compulsory for schoolchildren.“The aim is...

Driving through the endless dunes and cacti of the Chihuahuan desert in northern Mexico, a shimmering blue field suddenly appears on the horizon — not...

Summer in Japan is almost always hot, but this year it’s on a whole other level. But it’s not just laughably hot, but dangerously so....

Hun Many, the son of longtime Cambodian ruler Hun Sen and a potential future leader, has questioned the motive and timing of damning allegations of...

Romantic drama Laila Majnu, starring Tripti Dimri, Mir Sarwar and Avinash Tiwary in pivotal roles, will release on August 24. The trailer of the film...

=A scientific mega-project to unlock cosmic conundrums from dark energy to detecting extraterrestrial life was given a boost on July 13, when the 64-dish MeerKAT...

Hundreds of Syrian “White Helmet” rescue workers and their families fled advancing government forces and slipped over the border into Jordan overnight with the help...

Xiaomi Mi A2, Mi A2 Lite launch Live Updates: Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite, the two new Xiaomi phones, which will be Android One...

Every time Aishwarya Rai Bachchan steps out, she causes a stir–if not always for her fashion picks, but certainly for her beauty. Admittedly, her sartorial...

One sector that did not kick a goal and cash in during the recent World Cup was the internet porn industry. Leading website Pornhub, a...

Hong Kong's population — numbering more than 7 million — has a limited amount of land to potentially inhabit, which has positioned Hong Kong to...

Hard to find a partner online? Rev up your education levels, as women are more likely to prefer educated partners while dating online, a study...

Guardians of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana and actor Selma Blair have come forward in support of James Gunn, who was fired from the Marvel...

Directing movies is a far more technical process as compared to theatre. There are several departments working on a movie. Apart from more time spent...

Every time I see my mom struggling to keep her home clean, I think there should be more technology that can come to our help...

Situated in Zunyi, southwestern China's mountainous Guizhou province, Meitan County is the largest tea production base in the region and produces some of the country's...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Sunday accused jailed prime minister Nawaz Sharif of "protecting India's interests" and trying to damage the credibility of the...

Jose Mourinho suggested that Paul Pogba’s World Cup performance was the evidence of what he can do when he fully focused on football. Mourinho insisted...

Record summer heat has led to power consumers setting a new record as they desperately try to cool themselves.The highest average power consumption reached 90.7...

At least 20 people died and more than 100 were injured on Monday as a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece...

An estimated 3.1 billion Chinese took a road trip in 2017, an increase of 17.4% from a year earlier, accounting for 62% of the total...

The China Foreign Exchange Trade Center has launched a currency lending business with bonds as collateral, enabling domestic commercial banks to pledge their foreign currency...

The United Nations Security Council on Monday (Jul 23) urged Myanmar to step up efforts for Rohingya refugees to return to the country safely and...

Face++, a Chinese facial recognition company, is expected to raise at least US$600 million from investors in the near future, including Alibaba and Boyu Capital,...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) was uncharacteristically pithy, on-script and sober-minded. It defied expectations of a “fire and fury”...

Billionaire Ambani brothers Mukesh and Anil and Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra are among the dozen Indians named in Variety magazine's list of...

One of the first effects in glaucoma is the loss of retinal ganglion cells, which are a type of neuron found near the eye's retina,...

Israeli LGBT campaigners vowed on Monday to step up their fight for the right to become parents following mass demonstrations in Tel Aviv in support...

Asian memory chipmakers’ production plans and outlook will be closely watched as they start reporting earnings this week, following sharp falls in their stock prices...

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of six former top national security officials who have been critical of his administration, a...

President Donald Trump expressed appreciation to North Korea on Tuesday following reports that Pyongyang has started to dismantle key parts of a missile test site....

A young Indian-origin senior economist working with the World Bank drowned after strong currents pulled her away while she was swimming in a restricted area...

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has shrugged off the anomalies raised by the National Board of Revenue about the weight and grade of the gold kept...

Deepika Padukone is all set to get immortalised in wax at the Madame Tussauds museum in London and Delhi. The actor, who is known for...

At least 28 people were killed and 35 wounded in a suicide attack on a polling station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, officials...

Britain’s payments watchdog will review banks who process card transactions on behalf of merchants such as retailers following concerns that customers may not be getting...

Allowing inmates to stare at computer tablet screens for hours each day may be just the ticket for creating calm, orderly cellblocks, prison officials say.But...

U.S. have regulators approved a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria.Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don't finish...

Rescue workers in Greece continued to search charred homes and burned-out cars on Wednesday as the toll from some of the worst wildfires this century...

The China National Petroleum Corporation, one of the largest integrated energy groups in the world, is planning to invest more than 150 billion yuan (US$22.08...

Poly Real Estate, a Chinese developer and subsidiary of state-owned China Poly Group, spent about 10.1 billion yuan (US$1.49 billion) in one day to win...

Former India captain and current Under-19 team coach Rahul Dravid picked batting great Sachin Tendulkar to bat for his life in a video interview recently.“The...

Three years ago, Peter Petracca was working as a consultant in New York, itching for a change.Petracca, originally from California, decided to move to Hanoi,...

Turkish authorities told a US Treasury Department delegation that Ankara will not implement new sanctions imposed by Washington on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...

The aviation market between China and the United States has grown rapidly and the cooperation between the two countries’ airline companies is stepping up despite...

The Pakistan election on Wednesday (Jul 25) comes after a brief but acrimonious campaign, complicated by a string of attacks which have prompted security fears.The...

The tourism business in one of China’s most popular scenic spots-Lijiang, SW China’s Yunan Province, is flagging after years of intense growth, especially in the...

It was just a matter of time before Sony, given its history in the audio segment, jumped on the wireless earbuds bandwagon popularised by the...

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) must be restructured for the national team to once against thrive, according to Argentina football great Diego Maradona.Argentina were eliminated...

A thematic expedition on the “Yangtze River Economic Belt" was launched in Shigu Town, Lijiang city of SW China’s Yunnan Province on July 20, aiming...

One of the European Union’s main leaders will sit down with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday hoping to convince him to hold off from...

Could teenagers suffer symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after engaging in excessive smartphone use?A new study out says digital overload could be linked to...

Violence continues to maul Pakistan's voters as a suicide blast in northwestern Quetta killed at least 29 people and injured more than 30 at a...

The Trump administration faced a court-imposed deadline Thursday to reunite thousands of children and parents who were forcibly separated at the US-Mexico border, an enormous...

Bestselling Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s latest novel has been deemed “indecent” by Hong Kong censors, triggering backlash in the city where concern is growing that...

In Portugal, the white sandy beaches are full of possibilities for fun-filled days, with calm or rough seas and countless activities to indulge in; or...

A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising hopes that more water -- and maybe even life -- exists...

Pakistan was gripped by electoral chaos on Thursday with the outgoing ruling party denouncing "blatant rigging" in the pivotal general election and rejecting unofficial, partial...

A mute swan swims in a lake during sunset near the village Sosenka, Belarus, 21 July 2018. Photo: Reuters

Vegetable prices in Japan are spiking as much as 65 per cent in the grip of a gruelling heat wave, which drove temperatures on Wednesday...

The death toll in coordinated Islamic State group suicide bombings and shootings in southern Syria rose to nearly 250 overnight, more than half of them...

Day 1 of India Couture Week 2018, which took place on July 25 at the Taj Palace in New Delhi, saw Kangana Ranaut walking the...

While we still do not know exactly what causes the development of Alzheimer's disease, specialists have been hard at work trying to identify the most...

Tree-loving government official Jahangir Alam. He has developed local and foreign flowers and fruit garden in his official residence premises and on the roof of...

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly says he has a lot of hope from India skipper Virat Kohli.Ganguly shared his hopes from Kohli on the...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may soon get a new royal residence near Windsor Castle as their haven. The couple live at Nottingham Cottage, popularly...

A group of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment to remove deputy US attorney general Rod Rosenstein, escalating a fight over Special Counsel...

Poly Real Estate, a Chinese property developer and subsidiary of state-owned China Poly Group, is planning to issue a corporate bond amounting to about 15...

A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs.BACK TO...

All nine board members, including managing director Azman Mokhtar, of Malaysia's US$39 billion sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional have resigned in response to criticism from...

West Indies captain Jason Holder bowled one of the best last overs in recent memory to pull his team out of a hole. With seven...

Driven by artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other technologies, and parents’ growing recognition of education, China’s online education market is expected to usher in explosive...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has been heavily criticized over the launch of a series of bank notes, whose designs have been widely discussed online.Despite...

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday criticized Middle Eastern countries for not doing enough to help Palestinians and move the peace...

The Election Commission of Pakistan today rejected the "blatant" rigging allegations levelled by the incumbent PML-N after trends showed Imran Khan's party was inching towards...

A suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta, killing 31 people as Pakistanis cast ballots Wednesday in a...

Deepika Padukone will soon get a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museums in London and New Delhi, the actor said in a Facebook live...

The new book, titled 'Pyjamas are Forgiving', will be Twinkle Khanna's third after 'Mrs Funnybones' and 'The Legend of Laxmi Prasad', both of which had...

The Trump administration on Wednesday sought to fend off accusations the president is too soft on Russia, putting off a proposed second summit with Russian...

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who is popularly known for his gangster roles in Bollywood, says he is completely different from the image that he has in...

Several members of a cult that carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo's subway were executed on Thursday, Japanese media said, weeks after...

Thales has recently announced the findings of it's 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, India edition, issued in conjunction with analyst firm 451 Research. The report...

British brand Dyson has announced two new devices in India which promises to help users maintain a clean and pure home. The brand announced a...

Recent scandals about substandard pharmaceutical drugs will likely jeopardize Beijing's ambitions to become a international pharma leader — even as Chinese President Xi Jinping's government...

Serena Williams has accused anti-doping authorities of "discrimination" because of the frequency with which she has been selected for random drug tests.The 23-time Grand Slam...

At the Toul Kork Primary School in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh volunteers swept classrooms and laid out wooden desks on Saturday, transforming rooms into...

The Associated Press Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe, again. Europe suffered its deadliest fire in more than a century, and...

 BMW has decided to recall models whose engine caught fire recently, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Thursday.Some 106,317 cars sold between March...

After Aishwarya Rai, the latest Bollywood actor to join social media site Instagram is Saif Ali Khan. The actor’s son Ibrahim Ali Khan recently took...

Twitter's share price fell more than 20 percent Friday after the social media giant reported a drop in active users.Twitter said it had 335 million...

Manchester City's World Cup players have decided to return to training early and help manager Pep Guardiola's attempt to defend the Premier League title.The English...

The resignation of Khazanah Nasional’s managing director and board members will enable the government to restructure the sovereign wealth fund, said Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir...

Some steps, including the curbs on freedom of expression and association taken by authorities in Pakistan ahead of the general elections, were at odds with...

Focus Media, the largest out-of-home advertising network in China, has signed an agreement with Alibaba Network Technology Co. Ltd. and its related party Alibaba Group,...

England central defender Harry Maguire's impressive performances at the World Cup has made him a prime target for Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, according to...

US president Donald Trump on Friday denied knowing about the 2016 meeting his son Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign staff held at Trump Tower...

A 15-day group art show, ‘Prothom Parbo’ (The First Chapter), by ‘Outdoor Artist Group’ began at Galerie Zoom of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in...

Political analysts in Pakistan fear choppy waters lie ahead for the politics in the country with several political heavyweights who have suffered defeat in their...

Too few people with signs of mental decline or dementia are getting checked during routine medical visits or told when a problem is found, says...

Apple wants to help Japan flood victims in its own way possible. The company is promising to fix any repairable Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, or...

Mercantile Bank will honour 10 eminent persons and bankers with awards to recognise their contribution to the country in their respective fields.Mercantile Bank Chairman AKM...

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ wedding rumours were fueled up on Friday as filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar announced the exit of Bollywood actor from Salman...

A group of Pakistani political parties Friday announced protests demanding new elections following allegations of rigging in this week’s nationwide polls that were won by...

In the small northern California community of Keswick, only a handful of homes remain.The air is thick with the smell of smoke and chemicals. The...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp broke his silence on Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos following the incident which saw Mohamed Salah suffer a dislocated shoulder during...

The world’s first atomic clock in space is expected to give a big boost to BeiDou, China’s indigenous satellite navigation system, and make it more...

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number...

Curiosity and awe have greeted a complete lunar eclipse, the longest one of this century and visible in much of the world.The so-called “blood moon,”...

The National Pension Service, which manages W635 trillion in retirement funds for Koreans, is facing a monumental crisis (US$1=W1,123).The top position at the NPS has...

The South Korean military will gradually shorten the length of its mandatory military service, local media reported on Friday (Jul 27).Under the Defense Reform 2.0...

Hong Kong’s most prolific feng shui expert has died. Master Choi Pak-lai, who offered some valuable tips about the future in the last half a...

North Korea on Friday handed over 55 boxes carrying remains thought to be of US soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, a first step...

Yang Jiacai, the former assistant chairman of China’s top banking regulator, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and fined two million yuan (US$)...

Four U.S. airlines have failed to satisfy China's aviation regulator over their website descriptions of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.China is asking foreign companies to...

Facebook is going through a rough patch.Hours after the social network giant’s plans for a first office in China were revealed, authorities cancelled its business...

There was an air of desperation about panelists testifying before American trade officials this week, ahead of the imposition of tariffs on another hastily selected...

Xiomi has been enjoying commendable success with its Redmi and Mi series smartphones. The feature-loaded models with affordable pricetags have fetched a lot of attention...

"Charlie's Angels" are returning to the big screen next year for a third outing, this time with a female director and a multi-racial trio of...

A powerful typhoon slammed into central Japan early on Sunday (Jul 29), prompting local authorities to issue evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by...

As buzz has been created about Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' engagement, it is also reportedly said that the couple had visited the Duke and...

A Baltimore man has been charged by a federal grand jury with sexually assaulting his seatmate on an airplane in late May. It remains unclear...

 KenFest, a benefit for multiple sclerosis, will be held July 28 from noon to 10 p.m. at Palaia Winery in Highland Mills. KenFest for MS was...

US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed roaring US economic growth as a "miracle," and said the quickest expansion in almost four years was a...

To help more patients survive cardiac arrest, traditional CPR training needs an overhaul with more chances for practice - and instructions on social and digital...

It’s no secret that makeup is a powerful tool for transformation, making its popularity around the world for centuries simply logical. Lipstick in particular is...

Some of Brazil's most popular musicians called for jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be freed in a concert Saturday in Rio...

The market of gaming industry is huge and gamers always try to keep themselves updated about new developments in the industry. There are apps that...

The Sensex rallied over 300 points, and Nifty breached the 11,200 mark for the first time in early trade on Friday, as ITC lifted benchmark...

Americans spent with abandon this spring. Businesses invested in more buildings and equipment. And exports jumped. Combined, those factors drove economic growth in the April-June...

Tibet is an inseparable part of China's "sacred" territory, and religious figures should promote national unity and ethnic harmony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said during...

Imran Khan’s party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition government after a resounding triumph in Pakistan’s general...

Opener Tamim Iqbal hit a century again while Mahmudullah slammed a brilliant 67 as Bangladesh beat hosts West Indies by 18 runs on Saturday to...

Facebook Inc and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, were sued Friday in what could be the first of many lawsuits over a disappointing earnings announcement...

The key take away from the BRICS summit in Johannesburg is that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – important Global South players –...

Thirty-six years after losing his parents, sister and a four-year-old daughter in one of India's worst sectarian massacres, Abdul Suban says he is still trying...

E-cigarette liquids sweetened with flavorings like clove and vanilla may damage cells in the blood vessels and heart even when they don't contain nicotine, a...

Global warming seems set to impact almost every facet of our lives. A new study predicts that it might also increase suicide rates in the...

Agriculture ministers from the G-20 countries criticized protectionism in a joint statement on Saturday, and vowed to reform World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, but did...

If you are social media savvy, then you know that every week there’s a new diet which is being touted as the go-to health plan...

The United Kingdom has proposed a legislation that would put a ban on drone flying by underage users.The legislation includes age restriction where users under...

Seoul's major shopping districts are seeing a raft of store closures as the economic slump takes a deeper bite.Myeong-dong in downtown Seoul, Tehran-no area in...

Neymar used a sponsor's ad to admit he exaggerated some of his reactions after being fouled during the World Cup in Russia. The video, published...

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif needs to be immediately shifted to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Islamabad from Adiala Jail...

The world`s only giant panda triplets Meng Meng, Shuai Shuai and Ku Ku share a birthday cake made from ice and vegetables to celebrate their...

Dwindling marriages and relationships is synonymous with the unmasked reality of Bollywood's glitz and glamour. Ugly or sophisticated, divorces and separations have had relentless implications...

Imran Khan will be sworn in as Pakistan's new Prime Minister before the country's independence day on August 14, his party has announced as it...

Known as the ‘City of Lakes’ and ‘Venice of the East’, Udaipur has once again topped the list of the top cities to visit in...

After a gap of around 12 years, Kerala will be resplendent, clad in a purplish-blue carpet. The neelakurinji will bloom in the Anamalai hills near...

Imran Khan on Monday said that he will take oath as Pakistan's Prime Minister on August 11, according to a media report.The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI),...

There’s no denial that Google present offering is one of the best Android smartphones on the planet. While the build may not be as remarkable,...

Alexandra Daddario is venturing into producing after almost 20 years acting in projects from Parenthood and Percy Jackson to Baywatch and San Andreas. Daddario will...

After Priyanka Chopra quit Salman Khan’s upcoming film Bharat, Katrina Kaif has joined the cast of the film as its leading lady. Director Zafar shared, “I...

Surging floodwaters have killed at least 10 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes across swathes of Myanmar, a government official said on...

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, has debuted its first private equity fund in China, attracting great attention with a management fee rate nearly...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will stand its ground after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it does...

A Syrian Kurdish group said on Saturday it had decided with the government to “chart a roadmap to a democratic and decentralized Syria,” but there...

Bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi starred on Sunday in South Africa's five-wicket hammering of Sri Lanka in the first one-day international, some consolation for...

The Taliban held its first direct contact with a U.S. official in a preliminary discussion about future peace talks on Afghanistan, a senior official with...

The China Securities Regulatory Commission announced it has amended its delisting rules, which now include violations in areas such as “public safety” and “public health”...

In a move seen as unprecedented, Pope Francis has effectively stripped U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick of his cardinal’s title following allegations of sexual abuse, including...

Cambodia’s ruling party won an expected victory in an election Sunday widely considered illegitimate after the only credible opposition was silenced and which ensures that...

Earlier this month, Asus launched the ZenFone 5Z in India, we reviewed the handset and we had termed it as an impressive flagship contender. At...

Shanghai has launched a new fund-backed “cluster town” called Hongqiao Venture Capital Harbor on Monday, with the aim of gathering entrepreneurial venture capital with rich...

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi said today the “Kashmir” references from Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout were asked to be “rectified or removed” as...

Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday against a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of Russian President Vladimir...

With inflation in Japan expected to remain muted, some experts are predicting that the Bank of Japan will tweak its 10-year government bond yield target...