JAKARTA: Indonesian anti-corruption officials have named the outgoing audit agency chief a suspect in a US$32-million graft case, the latest…

SEOUL: The first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was made by a boy with a shaking voice,…

SEOUL: North Korea could well be preparing to carry out a fourth nuclear test, South Korea said yesterday, citing increased…

TOKYO: Nearly 150 Japanese lawmakers yesterday paid homage at the Yasukuni shrine which honours the nation’s war dead, raising the…

MEXICO CITY: Mexico bid farewell Monday to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, with thousands of fans…

NEW DELHI: Indian election frontrunner Narendra Modi yesterday condemned virulent anti-Muslim remarks by a one-time associate as he sought to…

ROME: Gladiators, horsemen and women with flowers in their hair brought history alive Monday at Rome’s Circus Maximus where thousands…

KIEV: Vice President Joe Biden said the United States stood by Ukraine’s new pro-Western leaders yesterday in the face of…