OTTAWA: The Canadian government will hold a state funeral for Jack Layton, leader of Canada’s largest opposition New Democratic Party…

CANBERRA: Australian federal Treasurer Wayne Swan on Tuesday ruled out any government intervention in the currency market, despite a high…

Julia Gillard and Labor have lost the slight gains earned with the announcement of $15 billion in household carbon tax…

KUALA LUMPUR: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Bandar Lampung in Sumatra, Indonesia, at 4.12am today.

BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil yesterday hailed the end of the four-decade ‘Gaddafi era’, after his fighters…

A Murupara forestry worker who won $12 million in Saturday’s Powerball draw had to ask for a day off work…

BEIJING: Libyan rebels swarmed into the highly symbolic Green Square at the heart of Tripoli early Monday, merely two days…