The upper chamber of the Russian parliament has voted unanimously to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria.
The Federation Council discussed Mr...
Nepal is considering placing age and fitness restrictions on people who want to climb Mount Everest.
Mohan Sapkota, a spokesman for the Himalayan country's ministry...
At least three people were shot and killed and 17 wounded in a clash between police and highlands farmers protesting against a US$7.4bn Chinese-owned...
A typhoon struck mainland China after lashing Taiwan, where it killed two people, injured hundreds and left hundreds of thousands without power or water.
Typhoon...
