World

Damascus:Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara discussed regional developments Wednesday with head of the Turkish Intelligence Service Ibrahim Kalin. The meeting also reviewed the...

Washington: The US Federal Reserve (central bank) Wednesday lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the target range to between 4.00% and...

Brussels: The European Union's top diplomat warned on Wednesday that its push for closer ties with India could be hampered by New Delhi's...

Jakarta: Indonesia's central bank announced on Wednesday a surprise interest rate cut as it seeks to boost growth weeks after the country was...

Brasilia: Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said Wednesday after the former president was discharged from an overnight...

Manila: The speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives tendered his resignation on Wednesday after his name surfaced in a mounting corruption scandal,...

Brussels: The European Union on Wednesday proposed curbing trade ties with Israel and sanctioning ministers in its strongest action over the war in...

Paris: Passengers on a flight from Paris to Corsica were left hanging mid-air after an air traffic controller on the ground took a...

Geneva: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries Wednesday urged significant efforts to empower the elderly to continue contributing with their expertise and skills,...

GazaCity: Huge numbers of Palestinians were fleeingGazaCity by any means on Wednesday as the Israeli military pressed its ground offensive, killing dozens in...

Vientiane: Officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and partner countries have convened here to discuss and develop...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has logged 39 dengue-related deaths so far this month, out of nearly 40,000 confirmed cases as of Wednesday since January. The...

Washington: The co-founder of Ben &Jerry's has resigned from the ice cream brand after saying his company known for its social activism has...

Cairo: A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration laboratory of Cairo's Egyptian Museum, the country's antiquities ministry said. The bracelet,...

Paris: Thieves have broken into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth 600,000 euros ($700,000) in the latest of a...

Windsor, United Kingdom: Britain readied to roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday, with King...

Kathmandu: Nepal flew flags at half-mast during a national day of mourning Wednesday for the 73 people killed during youth-led anti-corruption protests that...

Dili, East Timor: East Timor's parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of...