SEOUL: North Korea agreed yesterday to ‘permanently’ abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and said it…

YANGON: A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for ‘abusive’ Facebook posts about Myanmar leader…

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their prison…

MANILA: The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 81 and could hit triple digits as…

NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has approved an executive order to make instant divorce among Muslims, a procedure called ‘triple talaq’,…

SYDNEY: At least eight people at a publicly listed hotel in the Australian city of Sydney were hospitalised yesterday after…

SYDNEY: The piercing of supermarket strawberries with sewing needles is comparable to terrorism, Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday, as…

SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will soon make a historic visit to Seoul, he said Wednesday, and has agreed…