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Iran’s supreme leader brands Donald Trump a clown with ‘poisonous dagger’

Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump is a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people, as he addressed Friday prayers in...

World’s biggest migration under way as China prepares for Lunar New Year

Chinese travellers flocked to train stations and airports on Friday to take part in a nationwide ritual ahead of the Lunar New Year: the...

Uninhabited Bangladesh island made ready to house Rohingya refugees

A Bangladeshi island regularly submerged by monsoon rains is ready to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees, but no date has been announced to relocate people...

Japanese minister sets precedent by taking paternity leave to be with son

Japan’s environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave, still a rarity in Japan where men...

UK’s worst rapist could die in prison if judges increase sentence

Britain’s most prolific rapist could die behind bars after Government lawyers moved to appeal against his 30-year jail term as too lenient. Reynhard Sinaga, 36,...

Plane crash victims’ governments call on Iran to compensate families

Ministers from five countries who lost citizens in the passenger jet shot down over Tehran have called on Iran to accept “full responsibility” and...

Volcano’s quakes and cracks send more people fleeing in Philippines

A volcano in the Philippines has sent more plumes of ash into the air and shuddered continuously with earthquakes that opened cracks in roads...

Hong Kong leader says ‘one country, two systems’ can endure beyond 2047

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the ″one country, two systems″ framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after...

Prosecutors for Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial unveiled

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named two House chairmen who led President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry as prosecutors for his Senate trial. Intelligence...

Scientists create ‘living concrete’ using sand, gel and bacteria

Scientists have developed what they call living concrete by using sand, gel and bacteria. Researchers said this building material has structural load-bearing function, is capable...

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