Lloyd Austin has received US Senate confirmation to become the nation’s first black secretary of defence.
The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second...
Tens of thousands of people in Nepal have protested against the prime minister for dissolving Parliament and ordering new elections in an escalating feud...
The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that rocked central Baghdad, killing more than 30 people...
The US’s leading infectious-diseases expert has called it “liberating” to be backed by a science-friendly administration that has embraced his recommendations to battle Covid-19.
Dr...
A devoted dog spent days waiting outside a hospital in northern Turkey where her sick owner was receiving treatment.
The pet, called Boncuk, which means...
European car sales plunged by nearly a quarter last year as the pandemic provoked the worst crisis ever to hit the capital-intensive industry.
New car...
