Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000 people along the country’s southern coast, and thousands in neighbouring India have already sought...
Thousands of villagers have fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon volcano, traumatised by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater...
Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion (€23 billion) empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to...
To admirers, the three-time Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi was a charismatic statesman who sought to elevate Italy on the world stage.
To his critics, he...
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
No tsunami warning...
Pope Francis is “progressively improving” and sitting in an armchair working after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his...
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a former US-based executive to head Turkey’s central bank in another sign that his administration might pursue...
