Wadi Gaza (Gaza Strip): Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal...

Dubai: Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, who served the kingdom's top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ultraconservative Muslim nation socially liberalise, has...

United Nations: With global peace and progress under siege, the United Nations chief challenged world leaders Tuesday to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power...

Brussels: The European Union laid out Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and...

Moscow: A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck early Saturday near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake's epicentre was 111.7 km east of...

Brisbane:  Veteran Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has retired from Twenty20 international cricket in a bid to extend his career in the Tests and ODI formats. Starc and Test skipper...

Kabul: An earthquake in Afghanistan's east has killed at least 610 people and injured 1,300, a spokesman for the Taliban government said Monday. The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit...

Darwin (Australia): Tim David bludgeoned eight sixes in his robust 83 and led Australia to a 17-run win over South Africa in the first T20 on Sunday as international cricket...

Bulawayo (Zimbabwe): New Zealand recorded its biggest-ever test win when it crushed Zimbabwe by an innings and 359 runs in the second test to wrap up a lopsided series 2-0...

Washington:  The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the economic outlook for the United States and the world this year and next because President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies have so...