CARACAS: President Nicolas Maduro replaced Venezuelan Finance Minister Jorge Giordani, appointing central bank chief Nelson Merentes in his place two…

LUSHAN, China: Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers yesterday as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake…

BANGALORE, Karnataka: Legendary mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi, dubbed as the world’s fastest human computer who made complex mental calculations as…

BANGKOK: Myanmar has waged “a campaign of ethnic cleansing” against Rohingya Muslims, a top rights watchdog said Monday, citing evidence…

MANILA: Philippine communist rebels warned politicians yesterday to seek their permission before campaigning in the insurgents’ strongholds following an ambush…

SEOUL: The wait for North Korea’s expected missile test, which has kept South Korean and US forces on heightened alert…

BOSTON: The ethnic Chechen college student accused with his deceased older brother of the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges…

BOSTON, Massachusetts: With the hospitalised Boston bombing suspect unable to speak, attention shifted Sunday to his dead brother, who may…