BEIJING: Chinese police yesterday detained a prominent rights lawyer, his wife said, the latest of around 20 activists held on…

SYDNEY: People-smugglers have resorted to slashing prices and offering special deals for boatpeople seeking a new life in Australia, including…

BEIJING: Three Chinese government officials were knifed to death and their bodies dumped in a lake, in the latest incident…

LONDON: Around 400 British tourists are being evacuated from the Kenyan resort of Mombasa after Britain stepped up travel warnings…

NEW YORK: President Barack Obama hailed the love and sacrifice he said was “the true spirit of 9/11” on Thursday…

LOS ANGELES: Some 10,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the streets Thursday after a pipeline ruptured in a Los…

LAGOS: A group of gunmen razed two schools in Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram gunmen previously attacked a…

BAGHDAD: Thousands of civilians have fled Falluja since last week after the Iraqi military intensified shelling in a new bid…