Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court granted bail on Monday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who was jailed last month for five years for graft, raising a chance...
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso, faced growing pressure on Monday over a suspected cover-up of a...
Istanbul/Dubai: A wealthy Turkish socialite and her friends were among the 11 people killed on Sunday when a private plane bringing them home from a Dubai...
London: British broadcaster the BBC said on Monday it was appealing to the United Nations to protect its journalists in Iran after it said persecution and...
Vienna: Heightened security measures have been ordered at embassies and other diplomatic buildings in Vienna after a soldier stationed outside the residence...
Manila: A group of judges and four court employees' organisations called on Monday for the Philippines' chief justice to step down and make a...
New York: A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City's East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot survived, police...
Santiago: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as Chile's president on Sunday, returning to the job after four years of centre-left...
Lima: A majority of Peruvians want President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to resign or be forced from office by Congress, according to a poll by Ipsos published in...
