Seoul: Chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, US and Japan will convene here next week on ways to dissuade North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, Seoul’s...
Wellington: The New Zealand government has launched a programme to save the country’s national bird, the Kiwi, from becoming extinct, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry said on Thursday....
London: After analysing over 74 million deaths in 384 locations across 13 countries, a global study has revealed that cold weather kills 20 times as many people...
London: A terror suspect from Manchester, who is banned from returning to Britain, is living freely in Denmark, media reported on Thursday. Ahmed Halane, 22, a Danish...
Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday named incumbent Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as the new prime minister following the resignation of the former premier over...
London: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said in a keynote speech on Wednesday that he wants Britain to remain in the European Union (EU) —...
Kuwait City: China’s military delegation made here on Wednesday its presentation to bid for the 2019 Military World Games, a media report said on Thursday. In his...
Washington: The US on Wednesday welcomed joint efforts by some southeastern Asian countries to address the issue of stranded migrants at sea, pledging financial and resettlement assistance...
Beirut: Islamic State forces on Wednesday seized control of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria’s head of antiquities said. “This is a disaster for the entire world,...
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Tehran would not accept “unreasonable demands” by world powers during negotiations over its disputed nuclear programme,...