BEIRUT: Syria’s Tabqa, which US-backed forces entered Monday, is doubly strategic: it lies on the road to the Islamic State…

NAIROBI: A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health…

NEW YORK: President Donald Trump vowed to wipe out anti-Semitism in a message to mark Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day…

SYDNEY: A man who accidentally snorkeled headfirst into a crocodile in northern Australia escaped with minor injuries as wildlife officers…

PARIS: The two men suspected of plotting an “imminent” attack ahead of France’s presidential election were charged Sunday with terror…

Far-right leader Le Pen, centrist Macron favourites to qualify for May 7 run-off PARIS: France began voting yesterday under heavy…

SEOUL: North Korea said yesterday it was ready to sink a US aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as…

PARIS: A polling station in the town of Besançon in eastern France was evacuated yesterday after a stolen vehicle was…