Washington: A US judge has ordered release of a man who has spent 43 years in solitary confinement for a crime he denied committing, a media report...
Yangon: Myanmar’s House of Nationalities (upper house) on Tuesday passed a motion to adopt a decisive policy for detained Bangladeshi boat people. “On humanitarian grounds, investigating...
Seoull: The South Korean health ministry on Tuesday said there were eight more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the total to 95....
United Nations: The UN humanitarian chief visited Iraq and met senior officials as well as people from Anbar and Saladin Governorates who remain displaced in the capital...
Washington: A senior US official has said that Iran has met all of its obligations under an interim nuclear agreement with the negotiating countries. “Iran has halted...
Tokyo: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Japan’s Aomori prefecture on Monday. According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency, the temblor was registered at level 4 on the Japanese...
Singapore: Flags were flown at half-mast here on Monday as the country mourned the deaths on Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Sabah...
Rio De Janeiro: At least two inmates were killed in a riot at a prison in Brazil, a media report said. The riot broke out in the...
Rome: The 3,480 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday by ships from Italy, Germany and Ireland are arriving in Italy, where they will receive medical...
Seoul: South Korea’s health ministry on Monday confirmed 23 more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome — MERS virus, bringing the total to 87 in the...