Beijing - China will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, the government announced Friday, as authorities try to deter...
Beijing - China will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, the government announced Friday, as authorities try to deter...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - A jihadist group that recently emerged in the Gaza Strip claimed Friday a mortar attack on a base...
Sanaa - Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck Yemeni rebels in their northern stronghold as Riyadh vowed "harsh" punishment for deadly cross-border bombardments,...
Taipei - A Taiwanese watchdog Friday called for President Ma Ying-jeou to be probed over claims he allowed a company off almost $100...
Paris - Europe held sombre ceremonies to mark 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany on Friday as leaders warned of modern day...
Brussels - The EU said Friday it was ready to work with Britain's re-elected Prime Minister David Cameron on his reform demands but...
London - The leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, was brought down by the compromises he had to make in a bruising...
Gilgit, Pakistan - A Pakistani military helicopter crashed Friday, killing six people including the Norwegian and Philippine envoys, with the Taliban claiming they...
Hanoi - Vietnam has carried out significant land reclamation at two sites in disputed South China Sea waters, recent satellite pictures show, but...
Margate, United Kingdom - Nigel Farage turned the UK Independence Party (UKIP) into a national force and helped it win millions of votes...
London - The leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg resigned on Friday after his party suffered what he called a "crushing" defeat...
London - Britain's new parliament will look very different from the outgoing one, with a host of new faces including the surge of...
Madrid - Police found an eight-year-old Ivorian boy hidden in a suitcase that was smuggled across the border into Spanish territory in north...
Gilgit, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban Friday claimed responsibility for downing a military helicopter, killing six people including the Norwegian and Philippine envoys,...
Washington - US President Barack Obama marked Friday the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany by calling the victorious Allied troops...
Bangkok - Thailand's junta chief Friday called for Malaysia and Myanmar's help in stamping out the region's thriving human trafficking trade following the...
Kano, Nigeria - A gunman opened fire on Friday outside a school in northeast Nigeria's city of Potiskum, seriously wounding 12 students in...
Margate, United Kingdom - UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has failed to win a seat in Britain's parliament as his anti-EU party...
