Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch who was seen as head of an institution central to Thai identity and as a father-figure to the nation, died in hospital ...
As Hurricane Matthew bore down on Florida’s Atlantic coast, Richard Hatfield, who is homeless and makes ends meet by panhandling and doing odd jobs, was desperate to get inside to safety.
Policemen stand guard as a girl watches an anti-India protest in Srinagar yesterday.
A handful of European tech firms are testing the appetite for initial public offerings, taking their lead from a modest rebound in listings in the United States following a two-year slump.
Just days after Raghuram Rajan announced plans to a return to academia, he’s battling to preserve the Reserve Bank of India’s independence.
Mathias Bourgue got exactly what he expected in his second-round match against Andy Murray at the French Open yesterday.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planning agency, recently invited Citigroup for an exchange of views on managing risks associated with Chinese firms issuing offshore debt.
Around 150 people are feared dead after more than three days of heavy rain triggered two landslides in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials said ...
Not many know nor do they have the access to learn the whole story, history, and meaning of the hijab, the head and neck covering that Muslim women wear.
President Barack Obama yesterday paid homage to victims of Argentina’s former US-backed dictatorship, admitting the US was “slow to speak out for human rights” in those dark days.
With two months of a gripping Premier League season left Leicester City are closing on the title and it is not fanciful to suggest that Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Southampton could complete the top four.
Wireless carrier Vodafone Group and cable giant Liberty Global agreed to combine their Dutch businesses, creating a provider of Internet, TV and mobile services and accelerating deal-making in Europe’s phone industry.
