Rival forces clashed in the Libyan capital yesterday, witnesses and pro-Government of National Accord (GNA) forces said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution called for a “lasting ceasefire”.

Republicans in Congress on Wednesday brushed aside calls to investigate possible political interference at the US Justice Department after the agency asked for a lighter prison term for President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone.

All the blazes in Australia’s hard-hit state of New South Wales have been brought under control, firefighters said yesterday, signalling the end of a “black summer” that claimed 33 lives nationwide.

The former US ambassador who was a key figure in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial criticized US foreign policy on Wednesday as “amoral” and based on threats.

British finance minister Sajid Javid resigned yesterday, a surprise move that underlined Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s desire to tighten his grip on government in a long-planned reshuffle by jettisoning a minister who refused to toe the line.

China yesterday appointed a senior official known for a hardline crackdown on Christians to head its main policy-making body for

The US Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran,

Britain’s Big Ben tower at the Houses of Parliament was more badly damaged by German bombs during World War Two than

Around 20 children were injured yesterday when mortar fire hit a primary school in the northern fringes of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an area where the military is locked in battle with Arakan Army (AA) rebels.

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday proposed legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a trillion trees by 2050 to fight global warming, a plan intended to address climate change by sucking carbon out of the air instead of by cutting emissions.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not mind Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States, a position at odds with that of his defense secretary who viewed the move with dismay.

US President Donald Trump will be shielded from the sight of slums by a newly built wall when he visits the city of Ahmedabad during a visit to India this month.

Australia yesterday announced a ban on travellers from China would extend for at least a week beyond Saturday’s planned deadline,

China reports 242 new deaths and 14,840 new infections in Hubei, the biggest one-day increases since the crisis began. It comes

Twenty-nine human rights organisations urge Myanmar to lift internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin states.

Celebrities and youth activists meet with UN officials, governments and civil society to launch Mission 1.5, a campaign that aims to bridge the gap between people and governments on ambitious climate action.

Two more Bangladeshi expatriate workers in Singapore have been infected with the novel coronavirus— recently named Covid-19—with links to the previous two cases being confirmed, The Straits Times reports.

US President Donald Trump will be shielded from the sight of slums by a newly built wall when he visits the city of Ahmedabad during a visit to India this month.

US Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has contracted some of the biggest meme-makers on the internet to post sponsored content on Instagram promoting his campaign.

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah says they will not allow any drug to enter or go out of the country.