21 killed, 12 injured after vehicle carrying marriage party falls off a bridge in India

6 years ago

    NEW DELHI – At least 21 people were killed and 12 others injured after a mini-truck carrying members of marriage party fell from a bridge in central...

Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92

6 years ago

  WASHINGTON – Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, days after she decided to give up treatment for her illnesses.  A spokesman...

Gunmen kidnap Afghan election staff, burn voter documents

6 years ago

  HERAT, Afghanistan – Gunmen have attacked a voter registration centre in Afghanistan, kidnapping five people, including three election employees, and destroying documents, officials said Wednesday.  ...

South Korean actress once kidnapped by North dies at 91

6 years ago

    SEOUL – A South Korean actress who was once kidnapped by the North's agents on the orders of late leader Kim Jong-Il in a Cold War-style intrigue...

Next rate move likely up: Australia's reserve bank

6 years ago

  SYDNEY – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its April minutes meeting on Tuesday, addressing recent falls in the housing market and household debt increases.  With...

Chinese state councilor meets with Japanese business figures

6 years ago

    TOKYO – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with figures from Japanese economic circles here Tuesday, including Sadayuki Sakakibara, current chairman of Keidanran or...

U.S.-led strikes on Syria spark global call for political settlement

6 years ago

    BEIJING –The U.S.-led military attacks on alleged chemical weapons facilities in Syria have raised grave global concern, with politicians calling strongly for relevant parties to return...

Slovenian president announces dissolution of parliament for early election

6 years ago

  LJUBLJANA –Slovenian President Borut Pahor signed the decree to dissolve the National Assembly on Saturday for an early general election he set on June 3, according to the...

Massive demonstration against Orban in Budapest

6 years ago

    BUDAPEST – A massive demonstration filled the surroundings of the Hungarian parliament on Saturday, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's third win in a row at the...

N. Korea's Kim greets Chinese official, calls for stronger ties

6 years ago

    SEOUL, South Korea –North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally greeted a top Chinese official in Pyongyang and called for stronger ties with Beijing, state media...

Azerbaijani president wins over 85 pct of votes

6 years ago

    BAKU – Azerbaijan's incumbent President Ilham Aliyev looked all set for another term after the final results of Wednesday's presidential election declared here Thursday by the Central...

World trade growth expected to remain strong in 2018 at 4.4 pct: WTO

6 years ago

  GENEVA – The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that the global trade is expected to remain strong, with the merchandise trade volume growing 4.4 percent in 2018...

US, S. Korea national security advisers to meet ahead of summits: Seoul

6 years ago

    SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's national security adviser has flown to Washington to meet his newly appointed US counterpart John Bolton, an official said Thursday in...

District governor among 12 killed in militant attack in eastern Afghanistan

6 years ago

  GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Up to 12 people including the district governor of Khawja Omari district of eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province were killed as the Taliban militants attacked the district...

3 killed, 3 missing in S. Korean fishing boat collision

6 years ago

    SEOUL –Three sailors have been killed and three others missing in a South Korean fishing boat collision with a foreign cargo ship in waters off the...