BANGKOK: Child rights groups welcomed a new law in the Philippines requiring special emergency plans to protect children after disasters and said the ...
BANGKOK: Child rights groups welcomed a new law in the Philippines requiring special emergency plans to protect children after disasters and said the ...
Kizza Besigye By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, Uganda: Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye expressed fears for his life during an appearance in court in...
By Alptekin Soykan and Halil Demir ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces have taken into custody six suspected Islamic State members in anti-terror raids Wednesday...
Indian children watch the view of almost dry river Tawi, in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 17 May 2016. According to...
Legislators hold a session of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, 17 May 2016. The National Assembly rejected the state of emergency decreed...
Iran's top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Tehran: Iran's top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the US an "arch-tyrant and...
Former Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba looks up when sitting in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court to stand trial with Aime Kilolo...
File picture of a train on fire in Godhra, in Gujarat, February 27, 2002. Reuters Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday...
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to agreeing a unity government with the main opposition leader, Israeli media said Wednesday, in a...
London: Britain's unemployment rate stands at its lowest level since 2005 after a dip in the amount of people without work, official data...
A French CRS riot police is evacuated during clashes with French high school and university students during a demonstration against the French labour...
Mumbai: In an explosive comment, veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has deprecated the fact that previous Congress governments have named important assets of...
Yangon: A US decision to pare back economic sanctions on Myanmar could unclog investment as the country claws its way out of poverty,...
REUTERS/ File photo BANGKOK: Thailand has ordered Uber Technologies and Grab to halt their motorcycle taxi-hailing services, a senior transport official said on...
Apple CEO Tim Cook at Siddhivinayak in Mumbai. IANS Mumbai: Apple CEO Tim Cook started his India tour by paying obeisance at the...
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, sworn in on this day five years ago, on Wednesday completed 1,827 days in office -- a...
A pro-democracy protester holds up a photo of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang during a demonstration in Wan Chai,...
Quito: A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake...
