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Cyclone Titli kills five in eastern India, leaves thousands without power

Communication is paralyzed in the district as several trees were uprooted. "For relief and rescue operations, the NDRF teams have been deployed in Gajapati, P...

Ukraine achieves approval to split from Russian Orthodox church

As UNIAN reported earlier, the exarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarch, who were in Kyiv in September as part of preparations for granting autocephaly to the Ukrain...

Bangladesh sentences 19 to death for political rally attack

Tarique Rahman, the oldest son of opposition leader Khaleda Zia, received a life sentence for each of two conspiracy charges stemming from the attack. All execu...

Save Malaysians on death row elsewhere too, says rights group

Malaysia's new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia ...

U.S. Arrests Chinese Intelligence Officer for Economic Spying

Xu , using an alias, contacted a GE Aviation engineer asking him to give a presentation on engine structure design at a Chinese University, according to the ...

F-35 Jets: Military grounds entire fleet

According to Joe DellaVedova, a spokesman for the F-35 program, the U.S. and its global partners - including Britain and Israel - have temporarily suspended F-...

Bloomberg re-registers as Democrat

Bloomberg, New York City's mayor from 2002 to 2013, announced on Instagram Wednesday he's re-registered as a Democrat - accompanied with a photograph of him s...

Africa’s youngest billionaire, Mohammed Dewji kidnapped in Tanzania

In a 2017 report, it said Mr Dewji was Africa's youngest billionaire . He then took over one of Tanzania's biggest football clubs. He promised in 2016 t...

China trade war and Brexit threaten global growth says International Monetary Fund

With weakening growth and uncertainties over trade , smoothing the economic impact of structural adjustments and de-risking "is a very hard act of judgment t...

Battle won, Brett Kavanaugh gets down to business

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Roberts asked judges who handle ethics complaints at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, base...

Israel defends detention of US student who allegedly promoted boycott

Alqasem is now held in a detention facility in Ben Gurion Airport. It was the first time that Lara Alqasem has appeared in public since she was stopped at ...

Storm Callum: Donegal's coastal areas 'vulnerable'

The Met Office has warned that homes and offices are likely to be flooded, with fast flowing or deep floodwater which could cause a danger to life. This int...

Jeremy Hunt warns Saudi Arabia over disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

A US official said that Turkish investigators believe Khashoggi was probably dismembered and his body removed in boxes and flown out of the country. She said ...

China amends anti-extremism regulations to write Xinjiang's 're-education' camps into law

On Tuesday, a newly revised edition was released with passages referring for the first time to "vocational training centers", casting them as part of the gove...

Huge quake rocks Bali forcing locals to flee their homes

A photo released early Thursday by Indonesia's accident mitigation agency BNPB, shows damage in East Java's Sumenep district. "The quake didn't trigger any ts...

Owner of Company Behind Deadly NY Limo Crash Was FBI Informant

Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle newspaper reported that Shahed Hussain owns Prestige Limousine, the livery company that failed multiple inspections before ...

No tsunami threat to Hawaii after major quake strikes Papua New Guinea

No reports of damage or injuries have emerged. A 7.0-magnitude natural disaster struck Papua New Guinea's New Britain island Thursday, the United States Geolo...

Kushner Calls Saudi Prince On Fate Of Jamal Khashoggi

Turkish officials have said they believe Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate and his body removed. The Post , a newspaper to which Khashoggi contribut...

UBC issues urgent alert, braces for natural gas shortage after pipeline explosion

The utility is asking customers across the province to "avoid non-essential use of natural gas" as it expects a decrease in energy flow and a potential loss of ...

Huge Victory for Christian Bakers' Religious Rights at UK's Highest Court

But, as Lady Hale explained, that was not what happened to Gareth Lee . "The less favourable treatment was afforded to the message not to the man". Their vic...

Tropical Depression Fourteen Forms Overnight, Possible Threat To Florida Panhandle

A tropical depression became Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday and may become a hurricane by midweek, potentially bringing storm surges and heavy rainfall to...

Trump, Kim considering four locations for next summit

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held after U.S. congressional elections on Novembe...

50 killed in Kenya road accident

The bus was overloaded and speeding, a survivor told local media. Fort Ternan police boss Charles Ocharo said it is suspected that the driver fell asleep as t...

At least 5 killed in heavy rains in Spain’s Mallorca

A sudden storm hit the town of Sant Llorenc es Cardassar, in the east of the island was hit on Tuesday 9 October. Public broadcaster TVE showed footage of flo...

Brexit: DUP plan to vote against the Budget over Brexit red lines

In a further blow to No.10, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) also warned that it should not try to "bounce" its MPs into backing the government's plans to av...

Vatican Defends Pope amid Cover-Up Accusations

Cardinal Marc Ouellet's letter was issued Sunday, a day after Francis authorized a "thorough study" of all Vatican archives into how McCarrick rose through chur...

Japan overtakes Singapore as world's most powerful passport

Japan has overtaken Singapore to claim the top spot on the 2018 Henley Passport Index , having gained visa-free access to Myanmar earlier this month. "The tra...

Florida governor warns storm could have wind of 100 mph

In the Washington DC region we are expecting a plume of deep tropical moisture associated with Michael to enhance our threat of rain, showers & t-storms Thursda...

FT journalist given seven days to leave Hong Kong

Victor Mallet, Asia news editor for the Financial Times , was denied a renewal of his visa on Friday, in what many believe to be a reprisal for his chairing...

Planet has only until 2030 to stem catastrophic climate change, experts warn

US President Donald Trump said he has yet to read a United Nations report warning of global warming-caused chaos unless drastic action is taken and added ...