LAHORE, Pakistan: The heaviest rains in 38 years have turned roads into virtual rivers in the eastern Pakistani city of…

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the Syrian army’s Russia-backed…

TUNIS: Islamist-backed candidate Souad Abderrahim defeated a city official who served under ousted despot Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on…

NEW DELHI: India has told WhatsApp to take “immediate action” after a spate of horrific lynchings sparked by false rumours…

PARIS: Facing competition from Airbnb, which will celebrate a decade this summer, top European attractions such as Paris, Amsterdam,…

SHANGHAI: At Xia Lugen’s run-down, smoky betting shop in downtown Shanghai, hordes of young men cluster around banks of…

WELLINGTO: A New Zealand adventurer has become the first person to kayak the Tasman Sea solo after a gruelling…

OSLO: The traditional concert after the annual awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 in Oslo will…