BEIRUT: Turkey said Tuesday its army and allied rebels have surrounded the Kurdish city of Afrin in northern Syria, raising the…

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bruised by half a year of post-election coalition haggling, was yesterday elected by parliament to her…

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was pulling the Philippines out of the treaty underpinning the International Criminal Court,…

TOKYO: Japan is reportedly considering seeking a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,…

LONDON: Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across…

SEOUL: Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak reported to prosecutors for questioning in a corruption probe Wednesday, apologising for…

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations received 138 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse last year and nearly half were…

MOSCOW: Russia warned Britain on Tuesday to expect reprisals if it announces sanctions over the poisoning of a former…