BOGOTA: Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels can begin surrendering their weapons to the United Nations now that almost 7,000 of them have reached designated...
BOGOTA: Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels can begin surrendering their weapons to the United Nations now that almost 7,000 of them have reached designated...
Quito: Vote counting in Ecuador's presidential election dragged into a third day yesterday with ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno still just short of...
Paris: Two nuclear reactors being built in the southern Chinese city of Taishan will come onstream months later than planned, said China General...
Beijing: China jailed the former head of its safety watchdog for 15 years for graft, the state broadcaster said, wrapping up an inquiry...
New York: The city medical examiner was expected to perform an autopsy yesterday on Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, who died a...
Pyongyang: A North Korean state economic official sought yesterday to play down the impact of China's shock announcement that it was suspending coal...
New Delhi: At least seven suspected Maoist rebels were killed yesterday in a gunfight with police in the remote forests of central India,...
Quebec City: A Quebec City mosque attacked in January by a gunman who killed six worshippers, is hiring its own lawyers to observe...
Al-Buseif, Iraq: On the edge of the village of Al-Buseif, captured overnight from the Islamic State group by Iraqi forces advancing on western...
Cairo: At least 74 bodies of African migrants have washed ashore in western Libya, the Libyan Red Crescent said yesterday, the latest tragedy...
Berlin: In the week before US Vice-President Mike Pence visited Brussels and pledged America’s “steadfast and enduring” commitment to the European Union, White...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the United States yesterday to keep an open mind on admitting skilled Indian workers, in comments...
Bangkok: Rights groups on Tuesday urged the Thai army to drop defamation charges against three activists over a report on torture in the...
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian health authorities have yet to determine the cause of death of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,...
Torrential downpours have caused widespread flooding across parts of Indonesia, including in the capital, Jakarta, where the floodwaters are chest-deep in places. The...
Geneva: A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial whistleblower testimony this week, the...
Paris: A senior Socialist minister said yesterday he might back centrist Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election, a blow to his party’s official...
Boracay: The Philippines' top diplomat said yesterday it remains to be seen whether China will cooperate fully in ongoing efforts to craft a...
