Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a "complete siege" on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes...

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media...

Indian police have formally accused Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi Corp and Vivo Mobile of helping transfer funds illegally to a news portal under investigation on...

The Supreme Court of Mauritius has struck out a colonial-era law criminalising same-sex relations, bucking a trend seen elsewhere in Africa where laws cracking down...

A bush fire in Australia's Victoria state more than trebled overnight, and the authorities urged residents in a remote part of Tasmania state to evacuate...

North Korea slammed the United States over a recent Pentagon report that labeled it a “persistent” threat because of weapons of mass destruction, saying Wednesday...

Indonesia launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed, multibillion-dollar project backed by China that President Joko Widodo hailed as "a symbol of...

In the past seven days, the Brazilian Amazon has witnessed a distressing event: More than one hundred dolphins were discovered lifeless in Lake Tefe. This...

Last-gasp moves to prevent a US government shutdown became legislation late on Saturday, when President Joe Biden signed the bill to extend government for 45...

India will cut the floor price for basmati rice exports in the coming days, sources familiar with the matter said, after millers and traders complained...

Concern was growing for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday as Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region.If the new ceasefire there holds,...

A wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service...

Tethered to a small speedboat and being towed towards us was the first of nine migrant boats we would encounter during our 24-hour patrol with...

A perusal of the project documents shows that the cost of a mother bulk vessel is currently 780 crore taka in Bangladeshi currency. When the...

Eight U.S. Marines remained in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin on Monday after they were injured in a fiery crash...

North Korea said Sunday it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line with easing pandemic situations worldwide, as the country slowly...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his people for fighting for "freedom" in an address Thursday to mark the country's second Independence Day during the Russian...

The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed...

Before the Ever Max ship carrying lava lamps, sofas, Halloween costumes and artificial Christmas trees could make its inaugural Panama Canal voyage this month, a...

The US plans to deploy an aircraft carrier, the USS America, while Japan would send one of its biggest warships, the helicopter carrier JS Izumo....

Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, visited Saudi Arabia and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. This marked the first senior-level meeting between...

Firefighters battling a vast wildfire in Tenerife are facing another very difficult night after severe weather conditions worsened the blaze, forcing thousands to flee their...

Canadian firefighters are racing against advancing flames on Friday to evacuate all residents from the remote northern city of Yellowknife, with unfavourable winds threatening to...

The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a commercial area of a town in the Dominican Republic has risen to 27, authorities said...

China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a...

Argentines will choose between far-right lawmaker Javier Milei, center-right coalition candidate Patricia Bullrich and Economy Minister Sergio Massa in this year's presidential vote, according to...

At least six people died and more than 50 were rescued after a migrant boat trying to cross the Channel from France capsized early on...

India's government unveiled new punishments for mob lynchings and crimes against women on Friday in a proposal for the country's biggest criminal justice overhaul since...

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he would travel to Vietnam "shortly" as part of an effort to improve ties with Hanoi, as Washington seeks...

Pakistan's jailed former premier Imran Khan today challenged his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case by a trial court, saying the verdict by a "biased"...

Niger was waiting on Monday for a response from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders ignored a deadline to reinstate the ousted president...

The death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan rose to 30, with the number of injured to 60, and rescue operations were underway,...

A cyberattack on a US hospital group has forced the closure of urgent care and other critical health services at its facilities across at least...

Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United NationsProminent Indian-American politician Nikki Haley launched her presidential...

The Kiev regime's terrorist methods aggravate the Ukrainian crisis and delay a peace settlement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing."The use...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Tunisia to stop expelling migrants into desert border areas, and demanded those already stranded in the harsh environment...

China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them,...

Authorities have lost hope of finding survivors after a military helicopter plunged into the sea during war games over the weekend, Australian Defense Minister Richard...

Sweltering without air conditioning during the day and plunged into darkness at night, many Egyptians have responded with anger and ridicule to government measures for...

Extreme weather events ranging from droughts to large-scale floods and other effects of climate change are on the rise in Asia and bound to affect...

Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, researchers said yesterday,...

New Zealand's justice minister resigned Monday after being charged over a car crash, in a fresh set-back for the government ahead of general elections in...

A mercenary who took part in the attempted mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and his fellow fighters "didn't have a clue" what...

Malaysia's government halted a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Jul 22), a day after the frontman of British pop rock band...

Cattle wander between the concrete shells of half-finished mansions in northeastern China, some of the only occupants of a luxury complex whose crumbling verandas and...

Thailand's Constitutional Court ordered a temporary suspension of prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from parliament on Wednesday (Jul 19) after accepting a case against him...

Temperatures reached new highs on Monday (Jul 17) as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close...

Southern Europe will continue to swelter next week as an intense heatwave shows no sign of abating.Italy, Spain and Greece have been experiencing high temperatures...

Seven people have died, three were missing, seven injured and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday (Jul 15), officials said, as a third day...

Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India, government officials said on Wednesday (Jul 12), with dozens of foreign tourists...