WASHINGTON: For the first time in over two decades, the percentage of Americans naming ‘race relations’ or ‘racism’ as major…

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday warned of heightened ‘terrorist chatter’ in the aftermath of the fatal Sydney cafe…

UNITED NATIONS, US: The United States on Monday slammed North Korea as a ‘living nightmare’ for its citizens at the…

YANGON: A woman protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar has been shot dead, a government spokesman said…

SYDNEY: Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won final court approval yesterday for a nearly A$500 million (US$407…

BUENOS AIRES: Sandra the orangutan took her newfound fame in stride Monday after an Argentine court upheld her right to be…

KANO, Nigeria: Two blasts rocked crisis-hit northern Nigeria on Monday, with one bombing killing at least 20 people and a…

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s war crimes court yesterday sentenced a former government minister to hang for rape and genocide during the 1971 independence…