World

Moscow: The 26 miners who were trapped in a Russian coal mine above the Arctic circle have died and rescue operations have been halted after a third blast...

Istanbul: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he did not respect or accept a constitutional court ruling that the detention of two journalists...

Warsaw: Newly-publicised documents have revived claims Lech Walesa, the giant of Poland's struggle to overthrow communism, was a secret police informant...

Seoul: South Korean opposition lawmakers seeking to block a government-backed "anti-terrorism" bill pushed their record-breaking filibuster into a...

Madrid: When Jose Luis Penas recorded fellow councillors allegedly taking bribes from businessmen a decade ago, it marked the start of a series of...

Dhaka: A 26-year-old Bangladeshi man nicknamed "Tree Man" for extremely rare bark-like warts on his hands and feet will need about 15 more...

Lashkar Gah(Afghanistan): A policeman was killed and a further 30 were detained in a joint operation between Afghan troops and US forces last week against...

Columbia: Fresh off a runaway win in the South Carolina primary, Democrat Hillary Clinton turned her sights to a possible match-up with Republican...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong residents voted in a legislative council by-election on Sunday, with a "radical" pro-democracy candidate who was arrested in...

Florida: Snake hunters stalked the invasive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades this year, capturing 106 of the predators in the state-sponsored...