The knives are already being sharpened for the leaders of Britain's political parties, several of whom could see their careers brought to a brutal end if they fail to deliver at the May 7 election.

Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio are early frontrunners to become the next president of the United States, according to a well-regarded poll released yesterday.

A total of 21 Chinese coal miners were killed after a shaft they were working in flooded with water, an official told AFP yesterday. Water

The Armenian Church yesterday conferred sainthood on some 1.5 million Armenians massacred by Ottoman forces a century ago, in what is believed to be the biggest canonisation service in history.

The former deputy Communist chief of China's Sichuan province was tried for graft yesterday, a court said, the latest senior figure

Pakistan's military yesterday claimed to have killed at least 47 Taliban fighters in two days of airstrikes in the restive northwest as part of

Two brothers of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse faced questioning by anti-corruption investigators yesterday as the new

Protesters are being frequently beaten up while the media faces a growing number of death threats in the Maldives, Amnesty International said yesterday, after a fact-finding mission to the honeymoon islands.

Thailand's military government yesterday held reconciliation talks with the leaders of the Puea Thai party it toppled from power nearly a year ago, along with other politicians, academics and student activists.

India is racing ahead in the export of buffalo meat, ironically, as more states in the country are enforcing a strict ban on slaughter of cows and bullocks.

A wealthy Saudi royal attracted criticism on social media after he apparently offered luxury cars to fighter pilots participating in a bombing campaign in Yemen.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are two dynamic leaders at the helm of the world's two most populous nations.

Since its founding 70 years ago, the United Nations has been led by men, a tradition that some women's rights advocates are determined to break when the global body elects a new secretary-general next year.

Chinese nuclear experts have warned that North Korea may already have 20 nuclear warheads and the capability to produce enough

Air strikes by the US-led coalition in Syria have killed 2,079 people, including 66 civilians, since the start of the aerial campaign against Islamic State militants last September, a group monitoring the war said yesterday.

Chinese scientists have successfully edited the genes of human embryos for the first time, confirming rumours that secret genetic experiments had been happening in the country and prompting fears that the discovery could lead to a new kind of eugenics.

Bangladesh-born Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has been removed from office and a poll declared void after he was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Hackers can take copies of fingerprints used to unlock the Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, claim security researchers.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says transparent, inclusive, and credible city elections are possible in a secure and safe environment for campaigning in Bangladesh.

The family of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old killed in Ferguson last summer by a white police officer, will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, attorneys for the family.