Female activists cross demilitarized zone on Koreas' border

30 women activists cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea in an attempt to promote peace.
24 May 2015, 11:26 AM

Nepal earthquake: People flee as landslide blocks river

Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river.
24 May 2015, 10:30 AM

PM for punishing those going abroad illegally

Against backdrop of moving Bangladeshi people to abroad illegally, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts emphasis on bringing them to book for tarnishing country's image.
24 May 2015, 08:17 AM

Russia's Putin signs law against 'undesirable' NGOs

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which allows foreign organisations to be banned from operating in the country.
24 May 2015, 05:29 AM

Irish church needs ‘reality check’

One of Ireland's most senior Catholic clerics has called for the Church to take a "reality check" following the country's overwhelming vote in favour of same-sex marriage.
24 May 2015, 05:04 AM

30 graves of 'Bangladesh, Myanmar migrants' found in Malaysia

Mass graves believed to contain bodies of hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh found in Malaysia, media report says.
24 May 2015, 03:26 AM

Clinton emails on Benghazi released

Hundreds of emails by former top US diplomat Hillary Clinton were released by the State Department Friday, seeking to quell a lingering political row about a deadly 2012 attack on a US mission in Libya.
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Iran puts my reputation on the line: Obama

Seeking to reassure deeply skeptical Jewish-Americans of the deal he's attempting to strike over Iran's nuclear program, President
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

ISIS to get nuke weapon from Pakistan!

ISIS has used the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq to suggest the group is expanding so rapidly it could buy its first nuclear weapon within a year.
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Delhi slams Beijing's McMahon hypocrisy

Days after Indian PM Narendra Modi's China visit, national security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has raised objections to the manner in which
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

No US-Cuba deal on embassies yet

The United States and Cuba failed Friday to nail down an agreement on reopening their embassies and more discussions to restore long-
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Mexico shootout kills 43

Mexican federal forces killed at least 42 suspected cartel members Friday during a three-hour gunfight on a ranch in a violence-torn
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Farc suspends truce

Colombia's Farc leftist rebel group has suspended a unilateral ceasefire after 26 of its fighters were killed in a government air and ground
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM

One of India's most powerful politicians returned yesterday as chief minister of southern Tamil Nadu state, less than a fortnight after a
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Iraqi launches Ramadi fightback

Iraqi forces retook territory from the Islamic State group east of Ramadi yesterday, commanders said, in their first counterattack since the jihadists' capture of the Anbar provincial capital last week.
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

US Senate blocks NSA bill

The US Senate rejected legislation early yesterday aimed at reforming NSA intelligence gathering, a blow to President Barack Obama and
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

UN nuclear arms talks fail 'over Israel row'

A UN conference aimed at preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons has ended in failure after a row over a nuclear-free Middle East proposal.
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Heatwave kills more than 200 in India

Searing heat intensified across India yesterday with the mercury maintaining its upward trend and heatwave sweeping across large parts of the country.
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka women cricketers 'forced into sexual favours'

Members of Sri Lanka's women's cricket team were forced to perform sexual favours to keep their places in the team, the sports ministry has said.
23 May 2015, 15:08 PM

Heart failure victims require depression counselling

People with heart failure must be screened for signs of depression and offered counselling, scientists say.
23 May 2015, 14:36 PM