GHAZNI, Afghanistan: Taliban militants launched a pre-dawn raid on a district government compound in Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least seven…

TOKYO: Japan’s Takata said Thursday its chief had formally resigned after the completion of a takeover by a US…

SINGAPORE: An elderly polar bear at Singapore zoo, one of the site’s most beloved animals, may be put down…

HANOI: Vietnam has vowed to tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies as authorities investigate an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud in the country,…

GOLD COAST: Five more African athletes may have vanished from the Commonwealth Games, organisers said Thursday, after eight competitors…

BEIJING: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned China on Thursday about saddling other countries with a “problematic increase in debt”…

WASHINGTON: Uber announced plans Wednesday to add mass transit, bike-sharing and other options to its mobile app, as it…

WELLINGTON: New Zealand is halting all new offshore oil and gas exploration as part of its efforts to deal…