Volcano hikers tell of terror after Indonesia quakeMore than 500 hikers and guides stranded by landslides on an Indonesian mountain after an earthquake have returned to safety, with some recalling their terror when tonnes of rock cascaded down. The sh...
Tajikistan attack killing 4 tourists was led by opposition member: policePolice in Tajikistan Tuesday appeared to blame a banned opposition party for an attack previously claimed by the Islamic State group that left four tourists dead and was originally reported as a hit-a...
Indonesian court disbands Islamic State-linked group for ‘terrorism’An Indonesian court disbanded the country's largest Islamic State-linked group, Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), on Tuesday for "conducting terrorism" and affiliating itself with the foreign militant org...
Thailand asks UK to extradite convicted former PM YingluckThailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail for negligence, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said...
Nearly 120,000 displaced in Myanmar floodsNearly 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged a vast swathe of southeastern Myanmar, killing 11 people and sending panicked residents fleeing for dry ground with children perched on...
Two Koreas hold military talks as US detects activity at North Korea missile factoryNorth and South Korea held military talks to build trust on Tuesday, while the United States detected renewed activity at a North Korean missile factory, casting more suspicion over the North's intent...
Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran’s leader without preconditionsUS President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear d...
High tensions in Italy after series of racially motivated attacksROME: A rise in reports of racially-motivated attacks in Italy in recent weeks has led to unease in the country but far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has dismissed claims of growing racism as...
Colombian authorities bust child sex trafficking ring in tourist cityColombian President Elect Ivan Duque pledged to step up efforts to fight sex trafficking in the tourist city of Cartagena, following the arrest of 18 people charged with the sexual exploitation of mor...
Van blast in southern Philippines kills 10Ten people, including troops and civilians, were killed when an explosion tore through a van at an army checkpoint in the southern Philippines Tuesday, as authorities warned the blast could be linked...
Iran adviser says US talks must include return to nuclear dealTEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: An adviser to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that any talks with the United States had to start with reducing hostility and a return to the nuclear deal. “Respect for...
Seoul probes firms over alleged North Korean coal importsSouth Korean authorities are investigating local firms for allegedly importing North Korean coal into the country last year in breach of UN sanctions, an official said Tuesday. The probe comes after U...
Cambodia to form new government after election that opposition calls ‘farce’The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) will form a new government within 60 days, its spokesman said on Tuesday, two days after a general election that critics called neither free nor fair, after t...
Once oil wealthy, Venezuela’s largest state struggles to keep the lights onAcross Maracaibo, the capital of Venezuela's largest state, residents unplug refrigerators to guard against power surges. Many only buy food they will consume the same day. Others regularly sleep outs...
Nicaragua’s Ortega rejects early elections, US rebukes crackdownNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday rejected the idea of calling a referendum on whether to hold an early election, while the United States said it was revoking visas of Nicaraguan officials...
Man jailed in Australia over terror plotA man was jailed for 17 years Tuesday for plotting a terrorist attack in Australia after being prevented from travelling to Syria, with the judge saying he continued to hold extremist views. Agim Krue...
Brazil hosts top math prize for first time in Latin AmericaThe world's top mathematicians will convene in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to find out the new winners of the Fields Medal, the award often dubbed the Nobel Prize for math. It is the first time that a...
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officialsA roadside bomb hit a Kabul-bound passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding around 40, mostly women and children, officials said. "It was a bomb plant...
Malaysia civil aviation chief resigns over MH370 lapsesThe chief of Malaysia's civil aviation authority resigned on Tuesday after an investigation report on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 showed lapses by the air traffic control centre in Kual...