NEW DELHI--An encounter broke out between security forces and the militants in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday morning. This is the second...
NEW DELHI--An encounter broke out between security forces and the militants in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday morning. This is the second...
NEW DELHI--Ganga will be totally cleaned by 2018, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court, which had sought to know whether the...
MANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas dangled yesterday incentives to banks that will set up shops in the country’s unbanked areas....
MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank said yesterday the Philippines can eliminate poverty within a generation as sustained economic growth in recent years...
President Aquino MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino once said he cannot quit smoking, but will be kicking the habit at least for one...
MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the executive and legislative branches to answer a petition seeking to void this year’s...
John Kerry SOFIA-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will encourage Bulgaria to rely less on Russian energy and to tackle corruption on...
MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis may talk about the issue of climate change in one of his homilies. An official of the Catholic...
MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang is expecting Pope Francis’ five-day visit to have a profound impact on the country’s political leaders and to bring...
BAGHDAD-- A search team has discovered 16 corpses in an area of northern Iraq formerly controlled by Islamic State militants, a local official...
MANILA, Philippines – Last month, Filipino designer Nick de Lange was tasked to create two chairs for Pope Francis. After shedding efforts in...
Sydney---Some 15 asylum seekers hoping to make it to Australia and detained in Papua New Guinea have sewn their lips together and 400...
Washington---A US man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly plotting an attack on Congress inspired by Islamic State jihadists, according to the Justice Department...
Paris---French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that Muslims suffered the most from fundamentalism and intolerance, as the country grapples with the fallout from...
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Ankara---Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had committed crimes against humanity...
Srinagar, India---Two suspected rebels were killed on Thursday in a fierce gun fight with government troops in a forested area of the disputed...
Beijing---Pollution levels soared in Beijing on Thursday to readings more than 20 times WHO recommended limits, as an annual bout of intense smog...
Bangui, Central African Republic---Nearly 100 people are feared missing in the Central African Republic after a boat caught fire and sank on a...