HANOI: The death toll from floods and landslides in Vietnam rose to 15 yesterday with authorities warning the toll could…

THE HAGUE: Britain and its allies were squaring off against Russia yesterday in a high-stakes diplomatic drive to give the…

DAMASCUS: Two Israeli missiles struck targets near Damascus airport early yesterday, Syrian state media said, while a monitoring group said…

WASHINGTON: The director of US border control has said migrant parents crossing in from Mexico illegally will for now no…

CALI, Colombia: Colombian prosecutors said Monday that bodies found in a border jungle area were those of three Ecuadoran journalists who…

VIENTIANE: Laos drug officials torched around 40 kilogrammes of heroin and tens of thousands of “yaba” pills Tuesday, a…

SYDNEY: An outbreak of polio has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, the World Health Organization and the government said,…

SYDNEY: Australia will invest Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) to develop and buy high-tech US drones for joint military operations…