North Korea on Saturday condemned the latest U.S. sanctions announced this week aimed at curbing the isolated nation’s development of nuclear weapons.The U.S. sanctions are...

Spain’s top court said Saturday that Catalonia’s fugitive ex-president must return to the country and be present in the regional parliament to receive the authority...

A nearby fishing vessel has been diverted to rescue a five-metre dinghy adrift at sea in the Pacific Ocean with seven people on board, survivors...

A PLA H-6K bomber flys above the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Yushan Mountain is seen in the background. Photo: PLAThe PLAAF will used a modernized version...

Walker died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, said Greg Walker, his eldest son and a collaborator. His father’s advanced age was the cause of...

US President Donald Trump looks on during the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 26, 2018. PHoto: ReutersUS President tempers 'America First' approach at...

The United States added Russian officials and energy firms to a sanctions blacklist on Friday, days before details of further possible penalties against Moscow are...

Spain’s government on Friday appealed to the Constitutional Court to block former leader Carles Puigdemont’s bid to lead Catalonia again, in an escalation of tensions...

Sandeep SamraThe teenager was arrested by the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU) in June last year.London: A British Sikh girl who converted to Islam...

Sandeep Rehal, who was Harvey Weinstein's personal assistant for two years from 2013 to 2015, has sought trial by jury in an 11-page lawsuit. (Photo:...

Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman (centre) celebrates his victory with staff members after he was re-elected Czech President in Prague, on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)Zeman was one...

While the president remains firm in his criticism of the historic accord, which was signed by his predecessor Barack Obama, he said he would be...

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but he backed off the order after White House lawyer Don...

The White House unveiled a proposal Thursday that provides a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants living in the country illegally, in exchange...

 A fire in a South Korean hospital that did not have a sprinkler system killed at least 37 people and injured more than 70 others...

 The Seine continued its relentless rise on Thursday, flooding quays with muddy water and putting museums on an emergency footing as record rainfall pushed rivers...

US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)Davos: President Donald Trump...

Robert Mueller (Photo: AP)The Washington Post, citing two people familiar with Mr Mueller’s plans, said the special counsel was seeking to question Mr Trump.Washington: Special...

One of the electric vehicles damaged by the children when they used them as bumper cars at a parking lot in Chongqing.A group of children...

Turkey’s president on Wednesday vowed to expand Ankara’s operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria beyond the enclave of Afrin and toward the town of...

Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema leaves the field at the end the Spanish ‘Copa del Rey’ (King’s cup) quarter-final second leg football match between...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers a speech during a foreign ministers’ meeting on the International Partnership against Impunity for the Use of Chemical...

Russia proposed on Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council create a new inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, a...

'If you want to be successful then you should learn from other's mistakes rather than their successes, the Alibaba group founder and chairman said. (Photo:...

 Volcanic ashes cover the slopes of a ski resort in Kusatsu, Gunma prefecture, central Japan, after Mount Kusatsu-Shirane erupted. (Photo: AP)Nine civilians were injured by...

Philippine National Police chief Ronaldo dela Rosa testifies during a senate hearing on the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines,...

The US slapped high tariffs on import of solar cells and washing machines to protect the American market badly hit by products from countries like...

 Han, addressing the UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, said nuclear tests in 2017 had allowed his country to 'perfect a national nuclear force' in a transparent...

 The director of the provincial health department said 11 wounded people had been taken to hospital. (Photo: AFP)The attack began with a suicide car bomb...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, delivers a statement next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem on Monday.-ReutersU.S....

China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said Monday U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will...

Former international soccer star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia’s new president Monday, taking over the impoverished West African nation from Africa’s first female...

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a conference at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on May 15, 2017.China invited Latin American and Caribbean...

Young women with the BRCA gene mutation that prompted actress Angelina Jolie’s preemptive and much-publicized double mastectomy are not more likely to die after a...

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma Yun urged teachers to find the strength in each child as his charitable foundation recognised the efforts of rural educators on...

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Sunday described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as an “inherited problem” that has created “more than a nuisance” for his government.“We...

Around 600 delegates, meeting in Bonn, will debate and vote on whether their leaders should push ahead with coalition talks on renewing an alliance with...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Saturday issued a new video ad calling Democrats “complicit” in murders committed by illegal immigrants during a government...

There’s not a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. There’s an iridescent dinosaur.Scientists announced earlier this month that the discovery of a...

A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea this week, U.S. officials said on Saturday, and...

China and Russia deplored a recent summit on North Korea in the coastal Canadian city of Vancouver on January 16, denouncing what they described as...

Two US officials confirmed that the USS Hopper had sailed within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal. (Photo: File/AFP)A US Navy destroyer sailed near a...

Ma ZhaoxuFormer foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu will become China's ambassador to the United Nations headquarters in New York, one of the country's most prestigious...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is making his fourth visit to Israel, returning to a region he’s visited “a million times” in his heart.An evangelical...

Twitter executives on Wednesday told US lawmakers that it may notify the users about the Russian propaganda. (Photo: AFP)Washington/Bengaluru: Twitter Inc, which is reviewing Russian...

Italy ordered the arrest of 33 people on Thursday on suspicion of running a Chinese mafia group involved in gambling, prostitution and drugs, and which...

More than 100 yaks were killed after plunging into a frozen river in northwest China, according to Chinese media reports.A total of 107 yaks died...

Three people were killed in the Netherlands and three people died in Germany on Thursday as powerful winds toppled trees, blew trucks off the road...

Legislation to stave off an imminent federal government shutdown encountered obstacles in the U.S. Senate late on Thursday, despite the passage of a month-long funding...

Bennett, a former treasurer general of the opposition MDC party, was an important figure in Zimbabwean politics and served time in prison under former President...

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told African envoys Thursday that “Africa is very important for the United States,” but she didn’t apologize for U.S. President Donald...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she was pregnant with her first child, prompting an outpouring of support from women’s rights groups...

Trump said, 'The tax cuts are the most significant reforms in American history, with tremendous tax relief for working families, for small businesses, for big...

The world is in chaos, giving the Communist Party a "historic opportunity" to make China great again and reshape the world order – at least...

The leaders of Britain and France met Thursday against a military backdrop to pledge closer cooperation on defense, security and borders after Britain leaves the...

There are indications that China’s attitude toward North Korea is shifting: It is no longer rushing to Pyongyang’s defense when the North’s nuclear tests or...

MANILA: Public satisfaction with the performance of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's government rose in December to the highest level on record since one of the...

Pope Francis met on Tuesday with survivors of priests who sexually abused them, wept with them and apologized for the “irreparable damage” they suffered, his...

Danish prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged inventor Peter Madsen with last year’s murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, whose dismembered body parts were found at...

Cathay Pacific Airways lagged behind peers in fuel efficiency on average while Australia's Qantas Airways, using older B747s and the A380s, was ranked the most...

 Donald Trump is wrapping up a year in office with the lowest average approval rating of any elected president in his first year.That’s according to...

The commanding officers of two U.S. Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions last year in the Pacific Ocean face courts-martial and military criminal charges including...

Global warming is making the world’s oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often, two studies show.The lower oxygen levels...

US Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah was speaking on working visas at a Senate Hudiciary Committee hearing when he gifted the Internet the iconic moment!...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Moscow will not support attempts by Washington to modify the Iran nuclear deal, arguing such a move...

Spain rejected as absurd suggestions that Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont could lead the region from exile if elected president by the new Catalan parliament, and...

The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year’s first contribution by...

 Romania’s prime minister resigned Monday after his party withdrew its support for him amid a power struggle with the party chairman.The ruling left-wing Social Democratic...

The official said some of the existing programmes for immigrants ignored such requirements which are important for individuals to succeed in the US. (Photo: File)Washington:...

It was too good to be true. Scientists have ruled out the most exotic explanation — an orbiting alien mega-structure — for the behavior of...

A diamond thought to be the fifth-largest of gem quality ever found has been discovered in Lesotho, miner Gem Diamonds said Monday, and could be...

Venezuelan special forces on Monday captured five members of a band led by a rebellious police officer who has been on the run since stealing...

 U.S. President Donald Trump marked his first Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday Monday largely out of sight, buffeted by accusations that he used a...

The luxury Riyadh hotel used as a prison during Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption will reopen for business next month, according to a company employee...

Marine life in the East China Sea is at risk of heavy metal contamination from the Iranian oil tanker spill, but scientists say its impact...

Trump has pushed Xi to increase economic and political pressure on North Korea in the hopes of convincing it to stop the development of its...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on his US counterpart to resume talks to improve economic ties between the two nations, as tensions rise over...

A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia’s world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said earlier this month, prompting...

NATO supports the idea of a world without nuclear weapons, but doesn’t believe it can be achieved by imposing a ban through the United Nations...

Women who undergo hysterectomy before age 35 may face significantly higher long-term heart risks, even if their ovaries are preserved, a study has found. The...

More than 2,000 Tunisians rallied Sunday for the North African nation’s leaders to do away with punishing price hikes that triggered days of unrest and...

It also follows two complaints by Qatar to the United Nations about Emirati military aircraft allegedly violating its international airspace amid the diplomatic crisis. (Photo:...

France expects Britain to agree to take more asylum seekers and pay more for border security in order to maintain a frontier on the French...

Pictures from Kim's Facebook page show happier times with his family. / Courtesy of Facebook A South Korean man arrested over the murders of his wife...

Wang Yi says the deal would help uphold the international non-proliferation regime, maintain regional peace and stability and solve 'other hot issues' around the world....

Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against new sanctions imposed by the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix...

The rival Koreas agreed Saturday that their talks this week will address a North Korean art troupe’s visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the...

Panic and confusion swept Hawaii on Saturday as a mistaken alert about a ballistic missile attack spread across the Pacific U.S. state, sending residents and...

Passenger plane skidded off runway just metres away from sea as it landed at an airport in northern Turkey. (Photo: AFP)Ankara: A passenger plane late...

More than 20,000 people rallied on Saturday in Vienna against Austria’s new conservative-far right coalition, over its hardline stances on immigration and social policy, police...

The new leader of South Africa’s ruling party vowed Saturday to crack down on the corruption that has weakened the African National Congress in a...

Czech President Milos Zeman failed to win reelection during the first round of a presidential election Saturday and will face a runoff in two weeks...

U.S. President Donald Trump gave the Iran nuclear deal a final reprieve on Friday but warned European allies and Congress they had to work with...

U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, saying he no longer felt able to serve...

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tweeted there was no threat about 10 minutes after the initial alert, but that didn’t reach people who aren’t on...

Imran Khan said he wants madrassa school graduates to have skills that will allow them to find jobs across all sectors. (source: AP)Islamabad: Famed cricketer...

Facing strong condemnation at home and abroad, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied using the word “s---hole” to describe Haiti and African countries, but...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new envoy to the Netherlands said on Friday a comment he made two years ago about Dutch politicians being set on...

Czechs wrap up voting on Saturday in the first round of a presidential election in which eight candidates are seeking to oust the incumbent Milos...

The Spanish government dismissed outright on Friday the possibility of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont ruling the region from self-imposed exile in Brussels, and said...

An Argentine court has freed former Vice President Amado Boudou from prison where he had been held since early November after being arrested on corruption...

Ecuador has given citizenship to Julian Assange as part of its efforts to allow the WikiLeaks founder to leave the country’s London embassy where he...

Britain could lose almost 500,000 jobs and £50 billion ($67.41 billion) investment over the next 12 years if it fails to agree a trade deal...

A Chinese university has sacked a prestigious scholar following accusations of sexual misconduct against him by multiple women, the result of a campaign heralded by...

Several women have made further claims of inappropriate sexual behavior against James Franco in a Los Angeles Times article .In the report published Thursday, two...

 U.S. President Donald Trump’s puzzling tweets about a key U.S. spying law threw the House into temporary disarray Thursday, but lawmakers ended up renewing the...

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with U.S. President Donald Trump....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will replace Obama-era carbon and clean water regulations and open up a national debate on climate change in 2018, part...

A woman was on Wednesday arrested at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong on suspicion of smuggling more than HK$400,000 worth of crystal meth into...

China dismissed a report on a US news website that the Communist Party has a secret plan to provide increased aid and military support to...

The controversy over women-only parking spaces in China has been reignited after a female motorist posted online she would not use them as the idea...

The number of North Koreans escaping to the South declined sharply in the first half of this year as Pyongyang strengthened controls on its border...

A day after accepting a top White House job, President Donald Trump’s new communications adviser announced Saturday that he’s deleting old tweets, saying his own...

China on Monday said it is opposed to the US "finger pointing" at Pakistan and linking it with terrorism, insisting that the responsibility of cracking...

A crane operator from eastern China has been labelled a hero after using his vehicle to rescue four people from a bus that had skidded...

Chinese President Xi Jinping used his New Year's Eve address to promote the country as a defender of international rules and to highlight the ongoing...

Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new “Buy American” plan that calls for U.S. military attaches and diplomats to...

The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s impassioned call for “a brighter morning even in our darkest nights” at the Golden Globes...

A trainee nurse at a top hospital in eastern China who caused a stir online over the weekend after live-streaming herself while at work may...

The United States has accused China of "provocative militarisation" of disputed areas in the South China Sea and will continue sending vessels to the region...

The United States will keep up pressure on North Korea, a senior adviser on Washington's Asia policy said on Tuesday, as representatives from the two...

'India has an ambitious government undertaking comprehensive reforms,' said the Director of Development Prospects Group, World Bank.All in all, improved labor market reforms, education and...

Egypt will hold its presidential election over three days in March, officials said Monday, with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi virtually guaranteed to run for and win...

The Associated PressANCHORAGE (AP) — NASA’s earth science arm is funding research that recruits citizen scientists on skis, snowshoes and snowmobiles to measure snow depth...

The Associated Press MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — At least 13 people were killed and dozens of homes were swept away or heavily damaged Tuesday as...

Microsavings can be used as micro-investment through community banking, said speakers yesterday.They made the observations at a conference on “Growth with Equity” organised jointly by...

The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he hopes to forge a partnership with China on climate, security and other issues...

The Israeli army overnight carried out air strikes and fired rockets at targets in Syria, causing damage near a “military position”, the Syrian army said...

The draw for the AFC Champions League quarter-finals was held on Thursday.June 18, 2015: Former champions Guangzhou Evergrande will face old rivals Kashiwa Reysol in...

Globally, close to 14% of all human beings are infertile, which means they can't have babies. This can be a devastating realization of adulthood, but...

India’s Aadhaar card system isn’t just supposed to be a catch-all form of identification, it’s also been promised to be “fully secure”, as would be...