World

Nepal, northern India battle worst forest fires in years 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Indian residents battle wildfire that broke out in jungle near the northern hill town of Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh...

Solar Impulse 2 soars over US southwest on round-the-world flight 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A screen image is pictured detailing the Solar Impulse 2 solar powered plane taking off from Kalaeloa in Monaco for a round-the-world odyssey...

Saudi women to get copy of marriage contracts 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi women tying the knot will now get a copy of their marriage contracts, a privilege that has been exclusive to men...

Greenpeace publishes confidential US-EU trade deal documents 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Jorgo Riss, the director of Greenpeace EU, addresses a news conference to comment the findings from analysis of the negotiating texts of the...

UN chief appeals for re-launch of Syria ceasefire 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the ceremony of receiving the Olympic torch at the UN Office at Geneva,...

Obama still undecided about Hiroshima visit 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Barack Obama holds a news conference closing the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center Apri l 2016 EPA ANDREW HARRER ...

Leader of Canada’s separatist Parti Quebecois steps down 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Peladeau looks on after being elected during a ceremony at the convention center in Quebec City, May 15,...

Happy tears as first US-Cuba cruise in decades docks 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Carnival cruise ship Adonia, the first cruise liner to sail between the United States and Cuba since Cuba's 1959 revolution, arrives at...

US launches bid to save Syria truce 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry is seen in silhouette following a meeting with UN Syria envoy on May 2, 2016 in Geneva....

Corruption probe requested against Brazil opposition leader Neves 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Chief prosecutor wants to investigate Aecio Neves over allegations he took bribes from a corruption scheme at a state electric company, a case...

Kosovo airport closes after Turkish Airlines jet skids off runway 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of theTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 lies on a field after it overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, March...

UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks 03 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Philip Hammond. Reuters MEXICO CITY: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he was deeply concerned about the state of the ceasefire...

Danish 'martyr' exhibit to show Brussels, Paris bombers 02 May 2016 - 06:52 pm

Two women stand in front of an artwork with faces of airport staff members in the departure hall after a ceremony at Brussels...

Inferno destroys historic Serbian cathedral in New York 02 May 2016 - 06:50 pm

The Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava is viewed on May 2,2016 after a massive fire destroyed the church in Manhattan, New York...

Italy's top sites, neglected wonders get 1bn euro boost 02 May 2016 - 06:35 pm

A scene in Uffizi gallery in Florence. Photo credit: uffizi.org Rome: Italy said Monday it was earmarking one billion euros for cultural investments,...

Scientists discover three 'potentially habitable' planets 02 May 2016 - 06:21 pm

Representative image, courtesy. Nasa.gov Paris: An international team of scientists said Monday they had discovered a trio of Earth-like planets that are the...

Eleven Kurdish militants killed in southeast Turkey: military 02 May 2016 - 06:16 pm

People wave flags with pictures of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2016....

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Israeli racial claims 02 May 2016 - 06:00 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned the racist calls by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and settlers leaders on...