International

Xinhua, Colombo :Over 15,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in Sri Lanka while six deaths have been reported, the Disaster Management Center (DMC)...

Democrat trailblazer Kamala Harris pulled the plug on her US presidential campaign Tuesday after a promising start to her bid was eroded by underperforming in...

Indian-American Peter Mathews, also a political analyst on CNN television, will be running for Congress.Mathews, who was born in India and immigrated to the US...

AFP, Tehran :Iran is willing to return to the negotiating table if the United States first drops sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday, after a...

NATO leaders will attempt to make a convincing show of unity on Wednesday when they meet to conclude a summit already overshadowed by bitter rows...

AFP, Madrid :This decade is set to be the hottest in history, the United Nations said Tuesday in an annual assessment outlining the ways in...

AFP, Wellington :The World Health Organisation warned of a “slide back” in global efforts to eliminate measles Tuesday, as the death toll from an outbreak...

AFP, Dubai :The war that has ravaged Yemen has especially impacted the country’s estimated 4.5 million people living with disabilities, Amnesty International warned in a...

AFP, Manila :Typhoon Kammuri on Tuesday lashed the Philippines with fierce winds and heavy rain, as hundreds of thousands took refuge in shelters and the...

AFP, Watford :NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy,...

Reuters, London :Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade – a problem set to...