HONG KONG: A major earthquake was recorded in the south Pacific early Sunday (Nov 2), about 140 kilometres (88 miles)…

BENGHAZI: Pro-government Libyan forces on Saturday (Nov 1) recaptured areas of second city Benghazi seized by militiamen, including army positions,…

WASHINGTON: A strong earthquake jolted the southeastern Pacific on Saturday (Nov 1), about 544 kilometres (338 miles) south-southeast of Chile’s…

NANTES: Violent protests broke out on Saturday (Nov 1) in two French cities against alleged police brutality, leaving several people…

MOJAVE, United States: British tycoon Richard Branson was poised to rally his grieving Virgin Galactic staff in California on Saturday…

LOS ANGELES: Virgin’s pioneering tourist-carrying spacecraft crashed on a test flight in California on Friday, killing a pilot and scattering…

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered changes to the design of Pyongyang’s new international airport to reflect the…

BEIJING: China completed its first return mission to the moon early yesterday with the successful re-entry and landing of an…