SYDNEY: The steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study…

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine: Pro-Moscow lawmakers in Crimea voted for independence from Ukraine yesterday in a precursor to a referendum this weekend…

PARIS: Some 32.3 million tourists say France’s city of light and romance can’t be beat. Paris was once again last…

HONG KONG: A Chinese woman chopped off her former boyfriend’s penis with scissors and then killed him with a hammer…

SEOUL: North Korea has developed sophisticated techniques to circumvent UN sanctions, including the suspected use of its embassies to facilitate…

NAMIE, Japan: Japan observed a moment of silence yesterday to mark the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept…

BANGKOK: Thailand is expected to lift a state of emergency in Bangkok, almost two months after it was imposed to…

WASHINGTON: After discovering China-made components in the F-35 fighter jet, a Pentagon investigation has uncovered Chinese materials in other major…