World

Rome: An international coalition is pushing back IS militants in their Syrian and Iraqi strongholds but the group is threatening Libya and could seize the...

London: Jordan's King Abdullah II says his country needs long-term aid from the international community to cope with a huge influx of Syrian refugees,...

Baghdad: Tens of thousands of trapped Iraqi civilians are running out of food and medicine in the western city of Fallujah, an IS stronghold under siege by...

Istanbul/Polikastro: Nine people, including two babies, were found drowned off the coast of western Turkey on Tuesday after a boat carrying people to Greece...

Geneva/Sydney: The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia, with the world's highest birth rates,...

Seoul: China's envoy for the North Korean nuclear issue arrived in the capital, Pyongyang, on Tuesday, the North's KCNA news agency reported, amid a...

Beijing: More than 50,000 passengers were stranded at a railway station in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Tuesday because of weather delays, state media...

Amesterdam: Dutch police puzzling over how to remove drones that pose a public safety threat are testing a way to get the job done in one fell swoop - with...

New Delhi: As Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) completed 10 years, the NDA government on Tuesday claimed it has brought a...

Oklahoma City: An Asian elephant that was moved from Seattle to an Oklahoma zoo died over the weekend, renewing debate over whether 37-year-old Chai should...