Wave of political violence in protest-hit Bangkok has claimed 21 lives including several children BANGKOK: Thailand risks sliding into civil…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping shocked locals by visiting courtyard homes and chatting with pedestrians near a popular shopping street…

SYDNEY: Australian Cardinal George Pell, appointed by Pope Francis to head a new Vatican finance ministry, admitted yesterday it will…

SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun Hye vowed yesterday to map out a fresh path to Korean reunification, building on…

BEIJING: Pollution-weary residents of smog-hit Beijing turned to black humour to help cope with gruelling conditions yesterday as a large…

MANILA: The Philippines protested strongly yesterday against China’s use of a water cannon on Filipino fishermen in the disputed waters…

LIMA: Peru’s President Ollanta Humala reappointed his finance minister in a major cabinet reshuffle late on Monday that also replaced…

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Pakistani fighter jets bombarded Taliban hideouts in the troubled northwest yesterday, killing at least 30 in the fourth…