World

Rome: Pope Francis made a surprise visit on Tuesday to towns and villages devastated by an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people in central Italy in...

Seoul: A pair of aspiring paparazzi staked out two weddings in Seoul's high-end Gangnam district recently, but they weren't looking for celebrities....

Bangkok: Pro-establishment lawmakers in Thailand said they plan to ensure junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha stays on as prime minister by fielding a proxy...

Jakarta: Indonesia's air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of...

Manila: The Philippines and the United States launched annual joint military exercises on Tuesday, barely a week after the new president in Manila said they...

Singapore: Philippine markets have been heavily sold down since July, primarily for economic reasons, not the festering row between new President Rodrigo...

Stockholm/London: Three British-born scientists won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for revealing unusual states of matter, leading to advances...

Kabul: Afghan forces regained control of most of the northern city of Kunduz city on Tuesday amid sporadic fighting, officials said, a day after Taliban...

Rome: At least 5,650 migrants were rescued on Monday as they tried to reach Europe on about 40 boats, one of the highest numbers in a single day,...

Washington: The United States said on Monday it was suspending talks with Russia on trying to end the violence in Syria and accused Moscow of not living up...