World

Hong Kong: The European Union on Tuesday criticised the Hong Kong government's decision to bar a 21-year-old activist from standing for election, saying...

Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday said he needed a little more time in office to prepare the country for a general election, just...

Kabul/Peshawar: Afghanistan said on Tuesday the Taliban would have to be defeated on the battlefield after US President Donald Trump rejected the idea of...

Shanghai: China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines said on Tuesday they had cancelled 176 round-trip flights to Taiwan that had been added to their...

Kolkata: At least 36 people were killed in India's West Bengal state when a bus with 55 passengers on board plunged into a river early on Monday, a...

Addis Ababa: Libya should not rush into holding elections as part of U.N.-led efforts to end years of conflict and division in the North African nation, a...

Mexico City: Leftist politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has consolidated support in his bid for the Mexican presidency, but the race has tightened as...

Cairo: An Egyptian politician emerged just ahead of a deadline on Monday as the sole challenger to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in an election in March...

Berlin: The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) played down hopes on Monday for swift progress in coalition talks with Chancellor Angela...

Moscow: The Kremlin said on Monday it did not regard opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a political threat to the upcoming presidential election and that...