SEOUL: The United Nations nuclear watchdog’s chief said yesterday North Korea’s sixth nuclear test conducted on Sept 3 showed the…

MUMBAI: A commuter stampede on a Mumbai railway bridge lashed by a monsoon storm during the morning rush hour yesterday…

KABUL: A suicide bomber posing as a shepherd blew himself up near a Shiite mosque in Kabul yesterday killing at…

UN chief urges Myanmar to halt military ops, open humanitarian access to conflict-wracked western region COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: UN chief…

MANILA: The Philippines vigorously defended its human rights record yesterday, accusing the West of bias, hypocrisy and interference after 39…

BANGKOK: A quarter of a million people are expected to descend on the Thai capital for an elaborate cremation ceremony…

HANOI: An ex-banker was sentenced to death yesterday for his role in a massive fraud case involving millions of dollars…

ISTANBUL: An Australian jihadist detained by Turkey last year on charges of joining Islamic State (IS) in Syria said at…