THE death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,000 today, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors. …
Boko Haram fighters disguised as herders killed at least 20 Cameroonian troops in a Tuesday morning raid on the Nigerian border town of Wulgo, local security sources and residents told …
Pope Francis greeted and thanked the faithful from a balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital Sunday, the first time the 88-year-old has been seen in public since his admission on February …
The White House on Thursday vowed to impose “big tariffs” on April 2 when US President Donald Trump is to unveil reciprocal levies in a major escalation of his trade …
US President Donald Trump sharply escalated his conflict with the judiciary today with a call for the impeachment of a federal judge who ordered the suspension of high-profile deportation flights …
Junta-run Niger, which has severed links with former colonial ruler France, on Monday said it was quitting a global group of French-speaking nations — an organisation resembling the Commonwealth. “The …
IRAQI security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country’s prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later yesterday …
Pope Francis marked a month in hospital Friday, with football players sending him messages of support for his recovery from pneumonia, including the captain of his favourite team, San Lorenzo. …
President Donald Trump’s administration aims to cut some 80,000 jobs from the federal department overseeing veterans’ health care and other benefits, according to a memo obtained Wednesday by AFP. The …
More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory. One person died last week …