BRASILIA: Brazil, one of the world’s biggest beef exporters, is probing a suspected case of “atypical” mad cow disease detected in the country,...
BRASILIA: Brazil, one of the world’s biggest beef exporters, is probing a suspected case of “atypical” mad cow disease detected in the country,...
OSLO: Norway said yesterday that its government would not meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to Oslo in May, in a controversial...
BANGUI: Heavy weapons fire broke out overnight in Muslim suburbs of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, and health workers reported...
LA PAZ: Bolivia sacked 702 members of the military on Thursday in a quick, firm response to a march by non-commissioned officers protesting...
US President Barack Obama bids farewell to Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo yesterday. SEOUL: North Korea represents a threat not...
Filipino activists yesterday stage a protest rally against the upcoming visit of US President Barack Obama.
TOKYO: US President Barack Obama wrapped up a state visit to Japan yesterday during which he assured America’s ally that Washington would come...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in the capital, Bangkok, as fears mount that the country’s lengthy...
SINGAPORE: An abusive campaign by Singaporeans opposing a planned Philippine independence celebration has shone a light on anti-foreigner sentiment in the city-state, home...
JAKARTA: A drunk passenger triggered a hijack scare yesterday when he tried to break into the cockpit of a plane flying from Brisbane...
Empty chairs are seen as Congress Party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (on the stage) addresses an election rally in Hyderabad yesterday. Hyderabad: Congress vice...
A resident reacts as others stand among homes after a fire broke out in a makeshift settlement in New Delhi yesterday. More than...
New Delhi/Chennai: The Supreme Court yesterday said that the seven conspirators in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination will not be released for now,...
New Delhi: A chargesheet was filed in a court here yesterday against 19 accused, including former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK MP...
NEW DELHI: Angry voters in India’s financial capital of Mumbai turned to lawyers and social media yesterday to vent anger at election authorities,...
Amritsar: In a move likely to embarrass the Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s half-brother, Daljeet Singh Kohli, yesterday joined the BJP in the...
This handout picture released on April 25, 2014 by Christie's auction house shows "The Blue" a fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately...
HONG KONG: Time magazine has named an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her Hong Kong employer as one of the world's 100 most...
