World

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration has sought to defy congressional demands to hear depositions from senior officials, in the first...

Tokyo: Japan has increased its consumption tax for the first time in five years, bringing the long-delayed policy into effect despite concerns it may knock...

Cairo: Egyptian security forces have blocked access to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the highly symbolic focal point of the 2011 revolution, as part of a...

Mogadishu: A US military base used to launch drones and a European military convoy have been hit in separate attacks in Somalia. A journalist saw a...

Kabul: The frontrunners for Afghanistan’s presidency, the incumbent Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, have both declared victory,...

Jakarta: Riot police in Indonesia have clashed with protesters as thousands of students resumed demonstrations against a new law they say has crippled the...

Beijing: China has celebrated 70 years of Communist party rule and its rise to global superpower status with a military parade in Beijing showcasing the...

Wellington: Two unborn babies have died after their mothers contracted measles amidst the worst outbreak of the illness in New Zealand in two decades. The...

Athens: At least two people have died in a fire at a Greek island refugee camp that triggered rioting by angry residents. A woman and a child died in the...