Mr. Trump skipped the debate over disagreements with Fox News that hosted it, particularly over one of the moderators, Megyn Kelly. Ms. Kelly had in an earlier debate asked Mr. Trump whether his comments denigrating women were suitable for a presidential candidate. Mr. ....

The surprise move rattled stock market investors, with the Nikkei 225 index swinging between gains and losses after the announcement. It closed 2.8 percent higher. The Japanese yen slid, with the U.S. dollar rising to about 120.70 yen from about 118.50 earlier in the da ....

The governing body of the college has denied that the move has anything to do the reported threat by donors to withdraw millions of pounds in funding to the college. A statement put up on the college website states that the statue will “stay in place” and ....

Infectious disease specialists are particularly focused on the potential for Zika to spread to the United States. As many as 2,00,000 Americans are expected to travel to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics in August. When they return to the Northern Hemisphere and its summe ....

 A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tricolour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer. 22-year-old Umar Draz, a tailo ....

The delegation, led by veteran Nepali leader Daman Nath Dhungana, also includes former diplomat Vijay Kant Karma, and activists Narayan Shah, Dipendra Jha, Shankar Limbu and Krishna Chaudhury. Nepali sources told The Hindu that courtesies extended to the delegation show ....

 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has said the Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton cannot be the president of the U.S. as she continues to lie to the American people. “Hillary Clinton will do anything to gain and hang on to powe ....

The WHO’s director-general said the spread of the mosquito-borne disease had gone from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions. Marcos Espinal, an infectious disease expert at the WHO’s Americas regional office, said: “We can expect 3 to 4 mill ....

 Donald Trump shunned Thursday night's debate of the Republican presidential candidates hosted by Fox News and instead filled an auditorium a few miles down the road, trying to prove his widespread support only days before Iowa kicks off the nominating voting proce ....

“I think he and the Vice-President have tried to be fair and even-handed in the process, and I expect they will continue to do that,” Mr. Sanders said after the meeting, which took place two days after some comments by Mr. Obama were widely interpreted as hi ....