TOKYO: A Japanese government panel is studying possible legislation that could pave the way for Emperor Akihito to abdicate after he expressed his...
TOKYO: A Japanese government panel is studying possible legislation that could pave the way for Emperor Akihito to abdicate after he expressed his...
JERUSALEM: Palestinian Muslim leaders have warned that the planned relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be...
WASHINGTON: Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department, sought to cast himself on Tuesday as an impartial leader...
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged the country to not lose sight of the progressive America he promised to establish nearly a...
SEOUL: South Korea claimed Wednesday that North Korea has built up enough weapons-grade plutonium to make 10 nuclear weapons. Via its biennial defense...
SIIRT, Turkey: Turkish police have neutralized two PKK terrorists in a clash in southeastern Turkey’s Siirt province, the security sources said early Wednesday....
ANKARA: Turkish warplanes destroyed 14 PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq Tuesday night, a military source said Wednesday. The airstrikes took place in...
New Delhi: Indian police said Wednesday they had recovered more than 6,000 freshwater turtles weighing over four tonnes from poachers who planned to...
Washington: US spy chiefs have informed Donald Trump that Russian operatives claim to possess deeply compromising personal and financial information about him, US...
Abu Dhabi: Five officials from the United Arab Emirates were among the dead in a bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar,...
CHICAGO: With a final call of his campaign mantra "Yes We Can," President Barack Obama urged Americans on Tuesday to stand up for...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Dozens of Palestinians protested in Gaza on Monday over ongoing electricity shortages, the latest in a series of demonstrations...
BUCHAREST, Romania: Officials suspended shipping along Europe's second-longest waterway on Tuesday as a polar spell gripped a large swathe of the continent, causing...
Hong Kong: The top US diplomat in Hong Kong yesterday described as "unfortunate" Beijing's perceived interference last year, saying in a speech it...
Bangkok: The new Thai king's office has requested changes to a draft constitution regarding his royal powers and the government has agreed to...
Berlin: The chairman of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel (pictured), has decided to run against conservative Angela Merkel for the chancellorship in...
Seoul: Disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye's longtime friend at the centre of a massive corruption scandal refused to testify at Park's impeachment...
London: Industrial action brought fresh disruption for travellers in Britain on Tuesday as rail workers and airline cabin crew walked off the job,...
