World

Washington: Scientists have detected the most distant star ever viewed, a blue behemoth located more than halfway across the universe and named after the...

London: Britain will ban the sale of ivory items regardless of their age in an effort to restrict the illegal ivory trade, tackle poaching and help protect...

Singapore: The brother and sister of Singapore's Prime Minister on Tuesday said that a ministerial panel's declarations about the future of a home...

Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered police to hand over full records of thousands of deadly encounters in the country's war on...

Beijing: China appreciates North Korea's "important efforts" to ease tension on the Korean peninsula, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the...

Singapore: Myanmar's panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues said on Tuesday that the coming monsoon season could bring "enormous...

Beirut/Amman: Syrian rebels in a besieged area northeast of Damascus have been told they must accept state rule or leave, a rebel group said on Tuesday, as...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the UN refugee agency to relocate...

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held to be responsible for distributing...

Kunduz: Villagers in the Afghan province of Kunduz said on Tuesday they had buried dozens of victims of a government air strike in a Taliban-controlled...