A multinational peacekeeping force has landed in East Timor in an attempt to restore law and order to the territory. The UN force has been sent to
US-N.KOREA President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the “total destruction” of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward
Oil extended gains above USD50 a barrel in New York as Iraq raised the prospect of OPEC taking further steps to clear a global supply glut. Iraq said there’s
Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister’s residence and causing what he called “mind-boggling” devastation yesterday as
On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump’s motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed as a briefing on the Afghanistan conflict
A massive hurricane has swept through the area around Washington DC, the capital of the United States. At least two deaths have already been attributed to
RUSSIA President Vladimir Putin yesterday attended the weeklong war games with Belarus that have demonstrated the Russian military’s resurgent might and made neighboring countries nervous. Russia and Belarus say
Hurricane Maria grew into a Category 3 storm yesterday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters warned it was likely
London Fashion Week got an injection of Italian glamour yesterday , with Donatella Versace’s Versus and Emporio Armani joining Britain-based designers including Preen and Topshop on the
Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting today to
Police and firefighters checked a British Airways plane on the tarmac of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport yesterday after reports of a security threat but authorities determined
A Massachusetts town says it will consider changing the name of its governing body from the Board of Selectmen to the Board of Selectwomen. Brookline Town Meeting
Guitarist Jimi Hendrix has died after collapsing at a party in London. Police say there was no question of foul play. A number of sleeping
CHINA has ordered 31 people to be placed under “coercive measures” for a collapse last year at a construction site that killed 73 people, the state news agency
Serbia’s first ever openly gay prime minister joined several hundred gay activists yesterday at a pride event in Belgrade amid tight security in the conservative Balkan country.
In one of Africa’s largest dumps, some residents are making a living by collecting and recycling hair from mountains of rubbish. Nairobi’s Dandora Municipal Dumpsite stretches
A government-ordered inquiry into the London tower block fire that killed at least 80 people opened yesterday, with its leader acknowledging that survivors feel a “great sense of
Authorities in central Indiana say a pathologist arrested on suspicion of drunken driving had human organs and tissues in his pickup truck when he was pulled over along
The United Nations has landed up to 50,000 troops behind enemy lines at Inchon, on the west coast of Korea. Inchon operates as a port for
HONG KONG will hold by-elections in March next year to replace four lawmakers that were disqualified from the legislature over the controversial manner in which they took their
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