Geneva: The UN's top human rights body held an urgent session on Friday to discuss the military coup in Myanmar, facing a call for the release of people “arbitrarily detained”...

MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka matched her best Grand Slam showing by advancing to a possible fourth-round showdown against Serena Williams at the Australian Open. Play was underway when government officials announced...

Washington:  Chilling security video of last month's deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, including of rioters searching menacingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence, has become...

Brussels: European lawmakers on Wednesday approved a 672.5 billion euro (USD 815 billion) recovery package of loans and grants to help member states recover faster from the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Kabul:  A chain of bomb explosions targeting Kabul police on Wednesday killed a district police chief and his bodyguard, and also wounded five people, officials said. No one immediately claimed...

Kabul (Afghanistan): A string of attacks on Tuesday in Afghanistan killed five government employees and four policemen, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. In the capital,...

Tehran:  Iran's intelligence minister has warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, state television reported Tuesday....

Washington: Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial  is opening this week with a sense of urgency — by Democrats who want to hold the former president accountable for the violent...

MELBOURNE: Canadian eighth seed Bianca Andreescu was made to work hard on her return to competition after 15 months, the 2019 U.S. Open winner digging deep to see off Mihaela...

Yangon:  As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar's biggest city on Sunday to protest last week's coup, their spirits were lifted by the return...