JOHANNESBURG: Credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded South Africa’s rating to junk status on Monday, as the country’s currency…

GUWAHATI (INDIA): The Dalai Lama has had an emotional reunion with the Indian border guard who escorted him as he…

KATHMANDU: Nepal had to close its only international airport for around half an hour on Monday after a leopard was…

TANGKOKO (INDONESIA): The crested black macaque shot to fame when one of the monkeys snapped grinning selfies and became embroiled…

WARSAW: Residents of a homeless shelter in Warsaw can already feel the wind in their sails as they work on…

TOKYO: Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland which defined much of the sound of 1980s pop,…

CARPI (ITALY): Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging an end to the…

WASHINGTON: The United States will “put pressure” on China to take action against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the US…