The US Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on impeachment charges of abusing his office and obstructing Congress, despite Republican Mitt Romney becoming the first senator in history to vote for the conviction of a president from his own party. Here are some quotes from a historic day at the US Capitol:

Donald Trump was acquitted of high crimes in his impeachment trial Wednesday -- but could the unpredictable president now decide he’s above the law?

US Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has posted on Facebook in Bengali seeking support from the Bengali diaspora in the US for his Medicare for All campaign.

A high-speed train derailed in the northern Italian province of Lodi, killing its two drivers and interrupting traffic on the busy line between Milan and Bologna, officials say.

Dubbed the queen of cabaret in Kolkata, Arati Das better known by her stage name “Miss Shefali”, passed away today at the age of 74, reports Indian media.

Finland’s woman-led centre-left government plans to nearly double the length of paternity leave to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers.

China has said it will halve punitive tariffs on $75 billion in US imports from February 14, a month after Beijing and Washington signed a truce in their long-running trade war.

President Donald Trump is acquitted by the US Senate following a historic impeachment trial that shone a harsh light on America's divisions, without ever shaking the loyalty of his voter base.

Kirk Douglas, one of the last superstars of Hollywood's golden age of cinema renowned for his intense, muscular performances in "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory," dies aged 103.

Three people have died and 179 have been injured when a plane skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather.

The construction of a grand Hindu temple at holy site bitterly contested with Muslims moved a step closer yesterday when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a trust had been finalised to oversee the project.

Permafrost in Canada, Alaska and Siberia is abruptly crumbling in ways that could release large stores of greenhouse gases more quickly than anticipated, researchers have warned.

Malaysia’s former first lady Rosmah Mansor, who allegedly bankrolled a luxurious lifestyle with kickbacks and stolen public money, went

Russia will begin delivering S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India by the end of 2021, agency RIA Novosti yesterday quoted a

Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand’s South Island to flee their homes yesterday and left hundreds of tourists

Iran will support Palestinian armed groups as much as it can, Iran’s Supreme Leader said yesterday, urging Palestinians to confront a U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Vaccine group Gavi said on Tuesday it would help to innoculate up to 45 million children in countries in Asia and Africa over the next six

At least 33 people were killed in eastern Turkey yesterday by a second avalanche which buried a team of rescuers searching for people

Last month was the warmest January on record globally, while in Europe temperatures were a balmy three degrees Celsius above the

Turkey yesterday gave Syria an ultimatum to pull its forces back from its military posts in the country’s last rebel enclave following unprecedented clashes between their forces this week.