World

Cairo: Egypt's years-long military campaign against a militant insurgency in the north of the Sinai Peninsula is under increasing scrutiny following a...

Beijing: A Chinese court sentenced Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-cheh to five years in prison on Tuesday on charges of attempting to subvert state...

Shanghai: A deadly blast that rocked China's port city of Ningbo at the weekend was caused by the mishandling of illegal explosives, police said on...

Bangkok: An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said on Tuesday, sparking fresh...

Dhaka: Bangladesh approved a controversial $280 million project to transform a desolate island off its southern coast into a temporary camp for 100,000...

Denpasar (Indonesia): Cancelled flights, missed connections and expiring visas have turned Bali into a nightmare for thousands of tourists scrambling to...

Los Angeles: Meghan Markle says acting will take a back seat when she marries Prince Harry, following the example of screen icon Grace Kelly who abandoned...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's parliament on Monday approved at a first reading a bill that opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say is designed...

Paris: Nearly 6 per cent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 -- some 800,000 cases -- were caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study...

Washington: The U.S. Justice Department charged three Chinese computer security experts on Monday with hacking and stealing materials from Moody's...