The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, sparking huge protests and a bloody crackdown. The Thingyan water festival -- part of a cleansing ritual to welcome in the Buddhist ne...

A leaked draft of the security agreement sent shockwaves across the region last month -- particularly measures that would allow Chinese security and naval deployments to the Solomon Islands. This pressed on long-held fears in the United States and ...

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian in the city of Nablus on the fifth day of military operations in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said Wednesday.

"The Qataris are very interested in using Iran's infrastructure in the 2022 World Cup," Transport Minister Rostam Ghassemi told reporters on Tuesday. "Iran must use all the capabilities it has to benefit from this event," he added, following a two-...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky too has accused Russia of genocide over the discovery of hundreds of bodies of civilians in areas that were controlled by Russian forces and labelled the bloody siege of the southern port of Mariupol a "crime a...

The island nation is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with severe shortages of essential goods and regular blackouts causing widespread hardship. Authorities are weathering intense public anger and spirited prot...

Lumbi is being treated for a blood parasite after he was rescued from traffickers during a police sting in South Africa's northern Limpopo province late last year. He and several other pangolins in the room are patients of Johannesburg Wildlife Vet...

Nakken was brought on at first base in the third inning after regular first-base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected at Oracle Park in the Giants 13-2 win. The 31-year-old Nakken was congratulated by Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer after coming on...

Biden's accusation comes as Moscow -- already accused by the West of widespread atrocities against civilians -- is feared to be readying a massive onslaught across Ukraine's east that Washington warned might involve chemical weapons. "Yes, I called...

Six days after he and two friends started selling coffee from a ground-floor window in the western city of Lviv, word of mouth had spread and their chicken and pineapple pie slices were fast running out. A few customers had posted on social media t...

2022-04-13 07:11 'The suspect was known to the FBI and had posted videos on YouTube in which he ranted about news events'

Her skin still warm from the needle, Dos Santos gazes at the flowers that descend her torso and turn to diamonds, tattooed over her reconstructed left breast thanks to a project to help women overcome the physical and emotional scars of the past. "...

2022-04-13 07:03 'Biden sees very little political downside in speaking how he feels'

John Lee, 64, is expected to be anointed the business hub's new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month. Hong Kong media have widely reported that Lee will, at Beijing's request, face no rivals in the election. Lee off...

Experts say the fall of the city, seen as strategically vital for Russian plans to attack eastern Ukraine, is inevitable. But holdouts in their underground bases hope to make conquering the Sea of Azov port as hard as possible for the attackers. T...