WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Monday that will give employees working for federal contractors up to…

YANGON: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the international community yesterday to help ensure November polls bring…

JAKARTA: Smog from forest fires in Indonesia yesterday prompted the cancellation of flights and warnings for people to stay indoors,…

LONDON: British lawmakers will debate the migrants crisis on Tuesday after a leading figure in the main opposition Labour Party…

DURBAN, South Africa: The rate at which the world is losing its forests has been halved, but an area of…

BANGKOK: One of the two men arrested over last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing has admitted to a charge of possessing…

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott came under pressure yesterday to take in more migrants to help ease a crisis…

AMMAN: As hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees languish in camps or risk their lives to reach Europe, questions are…