Seoul: North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticising the isolated country's missile programme, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body. During an...

Washington: President Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version  of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after...

Kabul: A bomb exploded in the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital on Sunday leaving a “number of civilians dead”, a Taliban spokesman said. The bomb targeted the...

Taipei: China sent 25 fighter jets toward self-ruled Taiwan in a large display of force on China's National Day Friday. The People's Liberation Army flew 18 J-16 fighter jets as...

Kabul: Severe financial shortfalls and the coming of winter could spell a “major humanitarian crisis” for Afghanistan if money isn't restored to pay for wages and services, especially healthcare, the...

Quito: A riot in a penitentiary in coastal city of Guayaquil killed 24 inmates and injured 48 more Tuesday, Ecuadorian officials said. A police and military operation managed to regain...

Beijing, Sep 28 (AP) China's top diplomat has held a virtual meeting with NATO's chief to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, amid longstanding disagreements between Beijing and the U.S.-led alliance...

London: The UK's Opposition Labour Party members have passed an emergency motion declaring the new AUKUS military pact between Australia, UK and the US as a “dangerous move” threatening world...

Sanaa: Two days of fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and the country's Houthi rebels over a crucial central city have killed more than 130 fighters, mostly rebels, officials said...

The Hague: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court sought urgent clearance on Monday from the court's judges to resume investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in...