February 07, 2018 | 13:23
TAIPEI: A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan has left two dead and 219 injured, the government said, after buildings crumbled and trapped people inside.
February 06, 2018 | 12:53
US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the council that there was "obvious evidence from dozens of victims" to corroborate the chlorine attacks in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta.
February 06, 2018 | 12:20
Mark Zuckerberg offered fresh self-criticism on Monday (Feb 5), acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world's biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday.
February 05, 2018 | 10:10
MOSCOW: At least one person died and several were injured after Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall since records began, the city's mayor and agencies said on Sunday (Feb 4).
February 04, 2018 | 10:49
LONDON: Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday (Feb 3) in support of the country's embattled National Health Service (NHS), which is straining under the weight of winter demand.
February 03, 2018 | 10:08
SHANGHAI: A van packed with pressurised gas tanks and bottles full of petrol caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai on Friday (Feb 2), leaving at least 18 people injured, authorities and witnesses said.
February 03, 2018 | 09:59
BERLIN: Negotiators for a new grand coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Germany's Social Democrats plan to progressively abolish the country's air transport tax, according to a working paper seen by Reuters on Friday (Feb 2).
February 02, 2018 | 11:19
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday (Feb 1) lifted life bans on 28 of the 43 Russians accused of doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, meaning some could still compete at this month's Pyeongchang Games.
February 02, 2018 | 10:21
Two 15-year-old students in Los Angeles were shot and wounded in class on Thursday (Feb 1), in the latest school shooting to hit the United States, reigniting the long-running debate over gun control.
February 01, 2018 | 14:56
BRUSSELS: The main terror suspect behind the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, goes on trial in Belgium under tight security next week over a shootout in Brussels that led to his capture.
February 01, 2018 | 14:27
Eleven people died after a fire broke out at a residence for elderly people with financial difficulties in northern Japan, police said on Thursday (Feb 1).
January 31, 2018 | 14:54
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Tuesday (Jan 30) it would get tough on air quality and penalise members that breached EU rules on pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.
January 31, 2018 | 11:57
The primetime address, watched by as many as 40 million Americans, is a once-in-a-year opportunity to speak to the nation and mend his sunken approval ratings.