World

London: Potatoes and bread cooked at high temperatures for a long time could increase the risk of cancer in people who eat them regularly, British...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered a speech without his usual swearing on Monday, telling dozens of Miss Universe contestants they...

New Delhi: India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to delay the annual federal budget, which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to...

Jakarta: Indonesian police on Monday questioned a hardline cleric over a hate speech complaint by a civil group following a lecture in which he said new...

Beijing: China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a...

Seoul: South Korea's culture ministry apologised on Monday for a blacklist of artists which excluded them from government support, admitting there was a...

Beijing: China expects a smoggy Lunar New Year in Beijing and its northern industrial heartland just two weeks after it was blanketed in toxic smog which...

Seoul: US white-shelled eggs landed on South Korean supermarket shelves beside local brown-shelled eggs on Monday as the country scrambled to boost imports...

Tampa (Florida): A dangerous weekend weather system killed at least 18 people in the US South, with Georgia officials reporting more than a dozen deaths on...

Tokyo: A lion attacked and severely injured two handlers working for a Japanese company that provides animals for the entertainment industry, media reported...