An unusually cold weather front has been blamed for killing up to 85 mostly elderly people in Taiwan.
The semi-official Focus Taiwan news website reported...
Chinese president Xi Jinping hopes for a “new chapter” in relations with Iran after the lifting of international sanctions under a historic nuclear deal,...
Chinese president Xi Jinping hopes for a “new chapter” in relations with Iran after the lifting of international sanctions under a historic nuclear deal,...
A gunman opened fire at a school and a second location in a northern Saskatchewan community, leaving five dead and two others critically injured.
Canada’s...
Air raids on two villages in eastern Syria have killed at least 40 people and wounded scores more, according to opposition activists.
The Britain-based Syrian...
North Korea has said it has arrested a US university student for alleged anti-state acts.
Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency reported that authorities are investigating...
French President Francois Hollande has announced plans to ask parliament to approve a three-month renewal of the state of emergency put in place after...
Burma's military-backed government has released 20 political prisoners, months before it is scheduled to hand over power to an elected pro-democracy party.
The released detainees...
