Bangkok: Peace talks between Thailand's military government and separatists ended on Friday with no breakthrough but an agreement to meet again, and...
Kolkata: On the eve of her canonisation as a Roman Catholic saint, and 19 years after her death, the order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta is going...
Colombo: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Sri Lanka to do more to redress wrongs committed during 26 years of war with...
Athens: Greece cut back sharply on Friday on the number of television channels operating in the country, awarding just four broadcasting licences to an...
Baghdad: A blast caused by a fire at a weapons storage depot in eastern Baghdad on Friday set off rockets that hit neighbouring districts, killing at least...
Singapore: Singapore said on Friday it had found 38 more people who had contracted Zika, raising to 189 the number infected with the mosquito-borne virus...
Manila: The Philippines is stepping up President Rodrigo Duterte's battle on drugs with incoming college freshmen set to face tests for illegal drug use...
Stirling (Scotland): The Scottish National Party is to send out thousands of its faithful to measure the appetite for independence, leader Nicola Sturgeon...
Austin (Texas): China has set a trial date for this month for a US businesswoman accused of spying, charges her husband in Texas said on Thursday were...