Rescuers brave aftershocks to pull bodies from tilting Taiwan towerTaiwanese rescuers Thursday braved aftershocks coursing through a dangerously leaning apartment block that was partially toppled by a deadly earthquake, as their search for survivors uncovered two mor...
Third day of deadly Syrian regime raids on rebel enclaveDozens of civilians were killed by renewed government strikes in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, where overwhelmed medics were still treating survivors of the Syrian conflict’s bloodiest day in mo...
Iran’s hijab protests cap years of evolution A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran's mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that has preoccupied the Islamic republic since its...
North Korea holds military parade on eve of GamesNorth Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday, in a show of strength just a day before the Winter Olympics open in the South. The nuclear-armed North is on an Olympics-linked charm offens...
Dollars, data support record number of transgender US election candidatesAlexandra Chandler was a U.S. Navy intelligence analyst when she came out as a transgender woman in 2006. She could have been fired, but instead she said the conservative Republicans in her chain of c...
Ancient temple left neglected as Yemen war threatens historyMARIB: Along a narrow road in Yemen choked by natural gas tankers and heavily armed soldiers lies an ancient temple neglected and threatened in a nation now at war. The Awwam Temple links a region now...
India’s top court demands answers on Taj Mahal protection effortsIndia's top court demanded a detailed plan for the future of the Taj Mahal on Thursday, warning the state government's "ad hoc" approach jeopardised the centuries-old monument to love. Smog has been s...
Ancient Silk Road barter trade continues across High Asia’s peaksTrader Afzal Baig tugs at his horse, frustrated by its stubborn refusal to take another step along a treacherous, snow-covered mountain pass that is peppered with the skeletons of those who have alrea...
Venezuela presidential vote set for April 22Venezuela’s electoral council has set April 22 as the date for a controversial presidential election, which the opposition accuses President Nicolas Maduro of using to engineer a second term for himse...
Seven injured in Australia hot air balloon crashSeven people were taken to hospital Thursday with back injuries and fractures after a hot air balloon crashed in high winds during a dawn tour in Australia, officials said. Multiple ambulances were ca...
Canada orders review of deal to sell helicopters to PhilippinesOTTAWA: Just one day after signing a $233 million agreement to sell 16 helicopters to the Philippines, the Canadian government on Wednesday ordered a review of the deal amid concerns the aircraft coul...
Eight dead, three missing after China road collapseEight people died and three were missing in southern China after a water leak inside a subway station construction site caused a major road to cave in, authorities said Thursday. The sudden leak flood...