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President Vladimir Putin has lifted restrictions on travel to Turkey after mending ties with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seven months after Ankara downed a Russian jet, triggering a raft of sanctions.`
Two studies of newborns in Zika-stricken Brazil yielded meagre clues on Wednesday about the mysterious workings of the virus, and prompted researchers to call for better tests to identify brain-damaged babies.
Interior minister Theresa May vowed to unite Britain as she launched her bid to succeed David Cameron as prime minister with a letter to The Times published today.
North Korea was to convene a session of its legislative assembly on Wednesday, with observers looking for more details to emerge of a new economic plan announced at a party congress in May. The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) meets only once or twice a year, mostly for day-long sessions to rubber-stamp budgets or other decisions made by the leadership.
Italy and the Netherlands agreed yesterday to split their term on the UN Security Council after a tie in voting forced them to reach a compromise.
Prime Minister David Cameron told EU leaders yesterday they should consider reforming rules on freedom of movement, a Downing Street source said, after Britain voted to leave the bloc.
A triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport has killed at least 36 people, including foreigners, with Turkey's prime minister saying early signs pointed to an assault by the Islamic State group.
Venezuela's government on Monday launched its latest counter-maneuver against efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro, announcing fresh legal challenges against a petition for a referendum on removing him.
The world must focus more on helping the poorest children to build on progress achieved in health and education over the past 25 years, UNICEF said Tuesday.
British finance minister George Osborne ruled out making a bid to be leader of the ruling Conservative party on Tuesday, after Prime Minister David Cameron quit in the wake of a vote to leave the European Union.
The United States, Canada and Mexico will promise on Wednesday to generate half their overall electricity from clean energy by 2025, the White House said.
Ten people were wounded after a stabbing spree broke out during a neo-Nazi rally on Sunday at California’s state capitol building, officials said.
Tokyo stocks rebounded today from a route that wiped more than US$2 trillion off global financial markets in response to Britain’s shock vote to quit the European Union.
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he would make a push for power after his conservatives won more seats in parliament in a repeat general election on Sunday, even though it still fell short of a majority.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will gather his cabinet today at the start of a crunch week for Europe’s leaders after the country’s shock vote to leave the EU, seeking to head off further turmoil.
Emergency personnel mounted rescue efforts amid scenes of carnage on Friday as the toll from hurricane-force winds and a tornado in China rose to at least 98 dead, with hundreds more injured.
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two.
A strike by staff from Taiwan's largest carrier China Airlines left 20,000 passengers without flights today in the first industrial action by cabin crew in the island's aviation history.
