BEIJING: At least 16 people were killed in rain and hailstorms that triggered flooding and landslides in southern China, officials…

WUKAN, China: Drenched voters in the Chinese village of Wukan, which held landmark democratic elections after rebelling against Communist officials,…

BEIJING: A Chinese mining tycoon who once mounted a billion-dollar bid for an Australian company went on trial for murder…

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason on charges relating to his 2007 imposition…

RIO DE JANEIRO: More than 1,000 Brazilian police backed by helicopters and naval armored vehicles took over a favela near…

CAIRO: Egypt announced a presidential election for May 26-27, a poll likely to be swept by the retired army chief…

PARIS: The United States and Russia failed Sunday to reach a breakthough deal on Ukraine as US Secretary of State…

YOKOHAMA, Japan: Soaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and mass migration this century, the UN’s…