SYDNEY: Floods swamped parts of the Australian state of Queensland yesterday, covering pastureland and cutting off towns as swollen rivers…

GENEVA: A senior Myanmar official on Thursday rejected a UN accusation that his government has been carrying ‘ethnic cleansing’ against…

BEIRUT: An emergency aid convoy crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta yesterday, Red Cross officials…

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops and police stepped up security around mosques ahead of Friday prayers amid fears that anti-Muslim riots…

WASHINGTON: Video games have been linked to real-world violence, US President Donald Trump told gaming industry leaders in a meeting…

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said Friday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has launched profanity-laced diatribes against…

JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe’s ex-leader Robert Mugabe sent shockwaves through the party he dominated for decades when he posed with the…