ISLAMABAD: A Russian-Polish mountaineer has launched the first solo attempt to summit Pakistan’s K2 — the world’s second-highest park…

LONDON: British police responded to a “major incident” that critically injured at least four people on Sunday in Leicester,…

President, seen as most powerful Chinese leader in decades, may stay in office indefinitely BEIJING: The Chinese Communist Party’s leadership…

LONDON: The landmine charity backed by Princess Diana was on Sunday dragged into the sector-wide sex scandal after apologising for…

PARIS: France has foiled two terror attacks this year targeting a leading sports team and the armed forces, Interior Minister…

JERUSALEM: Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli…

DOUMA, Syria: New regime strikes hit the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta yesterday despite a UN Security Council demand…

ADEN: Two suicide car bombings against security forces in the southern Yemeni port of Aden killed at least five people…