Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to scrap a visit to northeast India as the security situation there deteriorates following the passage of...

JERUSALEM, Dec 11, 2019 (AFP) – After months of deadlocked talks and the indictment of the prime minister, Israel moved Wednesday to its third...

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Dec 12, 2019 (AFP) – Germany’s antitrust watchdog on Thursday said it had issued a 646-million euro ($720 million) fine against...

DHAKA, Dec 12, 2019 (AFP) – Eight people were killed and at least 24 critically injured when a devastating fire swept through an illegal...

COLOMBO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan government is to begin trialling a special bacteria as part of a program to eradicate the...

(Xinhua) — Chinese stocks closed mixed Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.24 percent at 2,924.42 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed...

(AFP) – Forest fires that raged across Indonesia dented Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to the tune of some $5.2 billion, the World Bank said...

(AFP) – At least 250 journalists are jailed around the world, with the largest number held in China, amid a growing crackdown by authoritarian...

(AFP) – Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the UN’s top court on Tuesday to personally defend Myanmar against accusations of...

(AFP) – Toxic haze blanketed Sydney Tuesday triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city and forcing school children inside, as...