Nine Chinese miners have been found dead a day after 11 of their colleagues were rescued after two weeks trapped in a gold mine in Shandong province.The... Read More

Chinese and Indian troops have reportedly clashed again in a disputed border area, with injuries on both sides, Indian media say.The incident took place... Read More

Tata Group's healthcare venture is said to have started initial discussions with Moderna Inc for a partnership to launch its COVID-19 vaccine in India,... Read More

New Zealand’s first case of coronavirus in the community in months has been identified as the South African variant, health minister Chris Hipkins... Read More

China has overtaken the US as the world's top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures released on Sunday.New investments... Read More

Portugal’s president returned to office for a second term with a resounding victory Sunday in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge... Read More

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.Mexico’s... Read More

Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for a second day, as tensions rise near the island... Read More

The president of Palmas football club, the pilot and four of its players were killed on Sunday when a small plane taking them to a Brazilian cup game crashed... Read More

Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for a second day, as tensions rise near the island... Read More

Russian police have detained more than 3,000 people in a crackdown on protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, monitors say. Tens... Read More

Asian drug lord TSE Chi Lop, who dominates USD 70 Bn drug market across Asia, has been arrested by the police in Netherlands at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.Police... Read More

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the detained Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, has been detained in Moscow on the sidelines of a protest held in support of her... Read More

Larry King, the legendary talk show host, a giant of US broadcasting and the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless... Read More

Hong Kong has placed thousands of its residents in a lockdown to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus, the first such measure the Chinese-ruled city... Read More

The World Health Organisation has thanked India for "continued support" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. India has been sending vaccines to... Read More

A young man was hit and killed by a train in Pakistan while being filmed walking along the tracks for a TikTok stunt, police and rescue officials said... Read More

Hours after taking the oath of office, Biden signed several executive orders, including one requiring the wearing of masks and social distancing in all... Read More

Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.However, there remains... Read More

A Twitter account linked to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has posted what appears to be a call for an attack on Donald Trump in revenge for last year's... Read More