More than 320 dead in India flood crisisPressure intensified Saturday to save thousands still trapped by devastating floods that have killed more than 300 in the Indian state of Kerala, triggering landslides and sending torrents sweeping th...
Top Republican says Russia probe difficultFor much of the last two years, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr has been the Russia investigator who is seen but rarely heard on Capitol Hill. In an exclusive interview with The As...
Trump doubles down on security clearances; former officials slam movePresident Donald Trump faced an unprecedented outcry from former intelligence officials on Friday after stripping the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, but Trump defended his mov...
Burkina Faso grapples with spreading jihadist perilAlready burdened with jihadist violence in the north of the country, the fragile Sahel state of Burkina Faso must now confront the reality of an escalating threat in its east. Experts say the spread i...
Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired ‘nap pods’ for HajjMansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan’s famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi Arabia, where the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage begins Sunday. The kingdom ha...
After Genoa disaster, locals look differently at city’s bridgesJacopo Strumia never gave much thought to the giant suspension bridge that looms over the ground floor apartment he lives in with his wife and two young children in a sleepy suburb of Genoa. "But the...
Former UN chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80, his foundation said on Saturday. Annan, a Ghanaian national, died in hospital in Bern, Swit...
China sacks six senior officials at food and drug regulator over vaccine scandalChina said on Saturday it has sacked six senior officials at its food and drug regulator after a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co Ltd revealed failings at the government bod...
Tehran museum lionises war in which Iran took on ‘world’With its air raid simulator and battlefield reconstructions, the state-of-the-art Holy Defence Museum in Tehran seeks to glorify the Iran-Iraq war as a time when the country faced down "the whole worl...
Scientists downgrade alert level for Hawaii volcanoSlowing activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has prompted scientists on Friday to downgrade their alert level for the mountain. The US Geological Survey issued a "watch" for Kilauea's ground hazards,...
Mexico seizes record 50 tonnes of methMexican marines seized a record 50 tons of crystal meth from a drug lab in the state of Sinaloa, authorities said Friday. The military said it detected the lab in the town of Alcoyonqui, near the stat...
Chinese President Xi to visit North Korea next monthChinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jon-Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singa...
Chinese plane pulled from mud at Philippine airportA Chinese plane that slid off the runway at Manila airport was removed from the muddy spot where it had been stuck for more than a day, officials said, allowing normal operations to resume on Saturday...
Taliban say no peace with ‘occupation,’ want US talksThe leader of the Taliban says there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign "occupation" continues, reiterating the group's position that the 17-year war can only be brought to an end...