TAIPEI: More than 7,000 people were evacuated in Taiwan as ‘super typhoon’ Dujuan swirled towards the island yesterday, gathering strength…

WASHINGTON: Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event Monday when a swollen ‘supermoon’ and lunar eclipse combined for the…

UNITED NATIONS, United States: Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a titanic clash Monday with his US rival Barack…

HONG KONG: Yellow umbrellas and makeshift tents were back in central Hong Kong yesterday as protesters gathered a year to…

SINGAPORE: In view of the potential risk of the spread of rabies to Singapore, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA)…

CHISINAU: Tens of thousands of Moldovans took to the streets on Sunday in the capital Chisinau calling for early elections as…

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone began a second 42-day countdown to becoming Ebola-free on Sunday as it discharged its last two known…

Results pointing to a win by separatists who vow to declare region independent by 2017