“Maldives declares state of emergency for a period of 30 days starting 12 pm Wednesday,” the presidential spokesman Muaz Ali tweeted. According to official sources, the emergency was declared after arms and explosives were found in a lorry parked in Male. ....

An official said three people on board survived. The precise death toll was not immediately clear after the Antonov-12 B plane turbo prop plane crashed soon after take off, leaving chunks of wreckage, bodies and cargo strewn along a bank of the White Nile. The Civ ....

The domestic violence suspect with a high-powered rifle shot off numerous rounds from his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex near the San Diego International Airport, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to halt planes from landing as a precaution. The ....

However, India has been reluctant to comment on the development. South Block officials told The Hindu that they were monitoring the situation. The measure showed its immediate effect on the Internet, media houses and the websites of international organisations that beca ....

The deceased was identified as Asish Kumar Ram, 24. He belonged to Raxaul in Bihar. Nepal’s Home Secretary Surya Silwal confirmed that a protester had been killed in a clash with police. The man died in police firing near the Shankaracharya Gate, the main ga ....

Government administrator Shiv Ram Gelal said the bus drove off the road near Ramche village and rolled about 150 metres (500 feet) down a slope. Mr. Gelal said the bus was overcrowded because of a severe fuel shortage in the country that has limited transportation. ....

The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday’s magnitude - 6.3 quake was centered 28 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of the Alor island chain in East Nusatenggara province. It had a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles). Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Age ....

 A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter. Officials and meteorologists say the storm is the most intense ....

Ø In countries hosting the 20 largest stateless populations, at least 70,000 stateless children are born each year Ø In July and August 2015, UNHCR spoke with more than 250 stateless children and youth, and their parents and guardians, in seven countrie ....

After day-long deliberations yesterday wherein the 12-member jury watched multiple times the 10-minutes video of the February 6 incident in which Sureshbhai Patel was partially paralysed in Albama’s Madison city, they decided to meet again on Tuesday, local media ....