World

Tokyo: Japan’s parliament opened a special session on Thursday with its most diverse upper house yet, including more women, two severely disabled members...

Dakar: At least 65 people were killed in Nigeria after suspected Boko Haram fighters opened fire on villagers who were walking home from a funeral. Gunmen...

Bangkok: Two recent studies have identified that the presence of drug-resistant strains of malaria is on the rise in Southeast Asia. The research has caused...

New York: UNICEF, in partnership with Colombian social enterprise Conceptos Plasticos, announced it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind factory that...

Cardiff: The UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson was warned of the potential impact a no-deal Brexit could have on Wales. Making his first official visit...

Islamabad: An attack in the city of Quetta in Pakistan killed at least five people including two policemen on Tuesday. According to authorities, a...

Montreal: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become...

Manila: Authorities in the Philippines have responded to an independent report by NGO Global Witness, which called the country the most dangerous place for...

Manila: The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Itbayat, Batanes over the weekend has climbed to nine, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...

Kabul: The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released today documenting 3,812 civilian...