The U.N. Security Council last Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syrian peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives. The U.N. plans to co ....

“President Putin gifted me a page from Gandhiji’s diary containing Bapu’s handwritten notes,” Mr. Modi, who is here on a two-day visit, tweeted. 18th century sword “President Putin also gifted an 18th century sword from Bengal, featur ....

The fierce fighting in Helmand, a traditional Taliban stronghold and one of the world's main centres of opium production, has piled pressure on President Ashraf Ghani, already on the defensive as security worsens across the country. The Taliban, who already contr ....

 The Chinese capital Beijing was on Friday enveloped by this year’s worst air pollution with the smog level crossing the most hazardous mark, two days after a red alert for foul weather was lifted. Beijing woke up to very hazy morning on the Christmas Day with ....

The former First Lady gained 50 per cent of the Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents against Mr. Sanders’ 34 per cent, according to a CNN/ORC poll, which was conducted after the latest presidential debate of the Democratic Party. Larger leads on foreig ....

Lifting the veil of secrecy around the planned project, President James Michel of the Seychelles told The Hindu: “This is a joint project between India and Seychelles involving our two Defence Forces in enhancing our mutual security along our western seaboard. Sey ....

 An ethnic Indian Hindu couple has launched Malaysia’s first Islamic airline offering Shariah compliant services including prayers before take-off, no on-flight serving of alcohol or meals with pork and a strict dress code for female flight attendants. Rayani ....

A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia on Thursday killed 25 people and injured 107, the country's civil defence said in a statement. The fire at the Jazan General Hospital was sparked on the first floor in the intensive care unit and the maternity ward, the agency sai ....

The court ruled there was sufficient evidence to convict Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin, both 22, of killing David Miller (24) and raping then murdering Hannah Witheridege, 23, last year on the island of Koh Tao. Expected to appeal Andy Hall, an activist working with th ....

Mr. Trump said Monday night, “She was favoured to win and she got schlonged, she lost,” using a Yiddish slang word for male genitalia. ‘It is not vulgar’ The Republican frontrunner argued with that definition on Twitter Tuesday. “&rsq ....