Seoul: North Korea said on Wednesday its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by...
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank is expected to introduce Rs200 notes in the coming months to ease pressure on lower-denomination currencies that are in short...
Tel Aviv: Laying the foundation of a new chapter in relations with Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his "ground-breaking" visit on...
Vienna/Rome: Austria is planning to impose border controls and possibly deploy troops to cut the number of migrants crossing from Italy, defence officials...
Cairo/Ismailia (Egypt): Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved an extension of a nationwide state of emergency until the end of September as a police...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz will appear on Wednesday for the first time before the Supreme Court-appointed...
Bangkok/Mahachai (Thailand): Thailand's junta delayed on Tuesday parts of a new labour law aimed at regulating the foreign workforce after the decree...
Sydney: Australia's Northern Territory government said on Tuesday it will retain a 20 per cent stake in the strategic Port of Darwin that it leased to...
Mosul/Erbil: Iraqi forces slowed their advance on Tuesday through the last streets in Mosul controlled by IS where militants and civilians are packed in...
