International

Voting has begun in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, in a bitterly contested election. More than 49 million people are eligible to vote for the state's 224 assembly seats.

Ousted Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak quit as leader of his United Malay National Organization party as well as coalition alliance Barisan Nasional on Saturday.  

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian and hundreds of others were hurt on Friday, Palestinian medical workers said, bringing to 44 the number killed during a six-week protest at the Gaza border.…

A court in Italy ruled on Saturday to lift a ban on former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi holding public office after he was sentenced in 2013 to a four-year prison term for tax fraud. The…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s trip to Singapore for talks with US President Donald Trump poses logistical challenges that are likely to include using Soviet-era aircraft to carry him and his…

Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers were escorted by US F-22 fighter jets for 40 minutes during a routine flight over neutral waters in the Arctic Ocean. US and Canadian military forces said the…

Taliban fighters attacked Afghan bases in the western province of Farah, killing more than 30 police, officials said on Friday, as the insurgents stepped up their offensive in a region with…

For the first time since driving out the self-styled Islamic State terror group, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions…

A dam burst late on Wednesday in a Kenyan town after heavy rain, leaving dozens dead. The incident happened following heavy rains near the town of Nakuru, around 180 km north of Nairobi, Euro…

Ninety-two-year-old Mahathir Mohamad was Thursday sworn in as the world's oldest elected leader after a stunning election win that swept Malaysia's establishment from power after more than six…

Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with Kim Jong-un—the first-ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader—will take place in Singapore on June 12.

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Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has nominated a political newcomer to be the region’s new president.

In a video from his self-imposed exile in Berlin, Puigdemont named Quim…

South African police are hunting for three attackers who cut the throat of an imam and stabbed and seriously injured two other people at a Shia mosque.

The attack on the mosque on…

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has given the populist 5Star Movement and far-right League until Sunday to reach a coalition deal.

The move came after Silvio Berlusconi gave the go-…

Israel has revoked the work permit for Omar Shakir, the Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director, and ordered him to leave Israel within 14 days. The government said it was because of…

Malaysians voted on Wednesday in a cliffhanger election pitting Prime Minister Najib Razak's coalition against a resurgent opposition led by 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad, but the…

Gunmen set off at least three explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday and then battled security forces from buildings they occupied in the latest in a spate of violence to rock the…

America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit.

A massive military parade was held in Moscow on Wednesday on the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) against the Nazis in the World War II, showcasing…

Two new cases of Ebola Virus Disease have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by government scientists there, prompting the UN health agency to immediately scale up its…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China this week and met President Xi Jinping, the state media of both countries said on Tuesday, their second encounter in two months amid warming ties…

A train dispatcher was detained on Tuesday after a passenger train hit a stationary freight train in southern Germany, killing two and injuring 14, police said. The crash late Monday happened…

With extreme weather costing hundreds of billions a year and fears that by 2050, one in four people will be living in a country affected by severe water shortages, a global conference got…

The prospect of an election re-run in July grew on Monday as Italian President Sergio Mattarella held a final round of consultations to try to break two months of political deadlock with party…

Air France staff kicked off another two-day strike on Monday joining rail workers for a second month of stoppages in a bitter feud pitting workers and students against the government over…