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Man in Kerala convicted for murdering wife by making a cobra bite her while she was sleeping handed the rare punishment.

Bali visitors need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and they must spend their first five days in quarantine.

Cancer cells from Lacks, a Black woman, provided breakthroughs from polio to HIV, but were taken without her knowledge.

Celebrities and businesses are cashing in on people's aspirations for a better world.

One Syrian soldier, three pro-Iranian fighters reported killed while seven hurt in attack near T4 airbase near Palmyra.

Campaign formally kicks off next Tuesday with the ruling LDP expected to dominate against lacklustre opposition.

Rights groups say Christians, a minority in the mainly Buddhist country, are getting caught in the crossfire.

Rights groups warn Ronald dela Rosa's bid to lead the Philippines could signal a 'doubling down' in deadly drug war.

Venezuela's government says Raul Baduel, who served as defence minister under Hugo Chavez, died due to the coronavirus.

US Supreme Court hears arguments in case on death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Antony Blinken said the US position will not change until there is 'irreversible progress towards a political solution'.

China was the biggest miner of Bitcoin until authorities there effectively banned the practice.

A 10-day campaign has been launched to help and protect farmers in 'high-risk' areas close to settlers.

Two others have been injured in the attacks by a man in the southeast Norwegian town of Kongsberg, local police say.

New report shows current pledges to cut greenhouse gasses will not prevent global warming to extremely dangerous levels.

The United Kingdom says the Northern Ireland trade rules under Brexit are not working.

US heating bills are set to soar this winter, as prices for natural gas, heating oil and propane soar.

Proposal comes after the UK said the current policy on Northern Ireland - known as the protocol - should be ripped up.

Speaking alongside Israeli FM, Antony Blinken says US will look at every option to address Iran's nuclear programme.

Russia's Sputnik-V COVID vaccine on hold pending missing data and legal procedures, UN body says.

IOC dismisses calls to challenge China over its treatment of the Uighur minority ahead of 2022 Winter Olympics.

Soaring food and shelter costs accounted for more than half of the gain in September's US consumer price index.

Social Security benefits will rise by 5.9 percent next year - the biggest jump since 1982.

President Sebastian Pinera rejects Pandora Papers report linking him to controversial 2010 sale of a mining company.

Ninety-year-old William Shatner on Wednesday became the oldest person ever to ride a rocket into space.

Pamela is expected to bring storm surge and heavy rainfall to Mexico's Pacific coast, National Hurricane Center says.

The pain-defying displays were put on by the North Korean army for the opening of a defence exhibition.

Belgrade and Pristina trade barbs after several injured in violent clashes in northern Kosovo.

World championships medallist found dead at home after she was allegedly stabbed by her husband, Athletics Kenya says.

Activists say the trial in Rome sends an important message, but none of the high-ranking agents is expected to attend.

For the Palestinian children of Lubban Ash-Sharqiya near Nablus, walking to school is a dangerous journey.

Relations between Baku and Tehran soured in recent weeks amid allegations Israel's military was active in Azerbaijan.

The West should respond to Beijing's pledge not to fund coal plants by pressuring its private sector to follow suit.

Turkish foreign minister says the US and Russia have not kept promises to ensure the YPG withdraws from border region.

Infantino became the first head of FIFA to visit Israel and suggest a joint Israel-Arab bid for the 2030 World Cup.

Concerns grow as polls show Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen with the backing of nearly a third of French voters.

The Jaguar Land Rover owner has raised $1bn for its EV business for which it will form a separate unit.

Qatar's top diplomat discusses Gulf neighbours, Iran's nuclear deal, ties with US and Afghanistan at a security forum.

Said Bouteflika sentenced to two years in prison for 'obstructing the course of justice', local media reports.

Repression and rage - an exploration of how corruption and inequality have led to the failure of democracy in Lebanon.

Peter Kazimir, who heads Slovakia's central bank, has said the claims against him are unsubstantiated.

Studies suggest vaccinated people are less likely to pass it on to others. Plus, 'COVID toes' and a pill to treat COVID.

Nairobi slammed the high court after it gave Somalia control over an oil- and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean.

While 60 percent Indian women are anaemic as they eat last and the least, rising hunger hits the marginalised most.

Most of the 400 prisoners belonging to Islamic Jihad have begun their hunger strike against Israel's punitive measures.

Apple's manufacturing partners are struggling to deliver enough components, forcing the company to scale back targets.

Despite regular eruptions, people of a village in Cape Verde continue to rebuild their homes at the foot of a volcano.

The IPCC report, warning of melting glaciers, should be a wake-up call for the Pakistani state.

Millions boycotted the polls out of distrust of the government, but pro-reform independents did make some gains.

The sinkholes made a dramatic appearance less than a week after a magnitude 6.4 quake hit Croatia on December 29, 2020.