Washington, Kiev have been increasingly worried that Moscow intends to seize southeastern parts of Ukraine KIEV: Ukraine on Monday reported…

SEOUL: South Korea’s Asiana Airlines admitted for the first time yesterday that pilot error was the “probable cause” of last…

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Gunmen riding a motorcycle have shot dead three people including a toddler in Indonesia’s Aceh, police said…

BANGKOK: Unofficial results of Thailand’s weekend Senate election suggest a pro-government majority, a rare piece of good news for Prime…

BEIJING: A city in southern China which has been the site of violent protests against a proposed chemical plant said…

HONG KONG: Australia and New Zealand yesterday applauded a court decision that Japan must halt its annual Antarctic whale hunt,…

BRASILIA: A Cuban doctor who worked in a Brazilian government programme that hired thousands of foreign physicians committed suicide at…

CONAKRY: Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders said Monday an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing dozens in Guinea was an “unprecedented…