Japan’s coast guard are searching for a tourist boat missing off the northern island of Hokkaido, reports say. Authorities lost contact with the vessel, which had...
Ban ‘totally unexpected’ – India trade group US urges cooperation rather than export bans Indonesian govt under pressure to control cooking oil prices Global prices at...
A Boeing 737 carrying more than 133 people has crashed in mountains in China, with smoke seen billowing from the scene. Chinese state television says the...
Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 men on Saturday – more than during the whole of last year. The group – including seven Yemenis and one...
A court in Pakistan has sentenced Zahir Jaffer to death for raping and murdering Noor Muqaddam, the daughter of a former diplomat who refused his offer...
At least 13 people have died after falling into a well during a wedding ceremony in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Police said the...
Chelsea lifted the Club World Cup for the first time after an extra-time win against Brazilian side Palmeiras. A 117th-minute penalty in Abu Dhabi by Kai...
The first foreign aid plane has arrived in Tonga, carrying much-needed water and supplies for the Pacific nation. New Zealand said its military plane landed at...
Saudi authorities have warned that anyone spreading “baseless” rumours on social media could face up to five years in prison and a huge fine. It comes...
Three fuel trucks exploded, killing three people, and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi airport on Monday in what Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said was...