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The Supreme Court ruling allows for lengthy prison terms for the members of the battalion.

Military activity has increased near Taiwan as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared ready to make controversial visit.

People in Kabul neighbourhood where Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed say they are surprised but don't know more than that.

Ethnic minority troops are said to be dying in greater numbers than their Slav compatriots in the so-called 'special mil

The likely imminent visit by the US House speaker to the self-ruled island claimed by China has drawn Beijing's ire.

A round-up of international reaction after the US said a drone strike had killed al-Zawahiri in Kabul.

Participation in Nigerian elections is typically low, but analysts say economic woes and insecurity could change that.

In Istanbul, a 'Uighur School' is teaching and housing children whose families face persecution in Xinjiang, China.

Protests over poor services occur regularly in South Africa, which has high unemployment and crime rates.

Israeli army kills 17-year-old and arrests a senior Islamic Jihad leader during a raid in the occupied West Bank.

From subway stations to shopping malls, Taiwan is preparing air-raid shelters for the possibility of a Chinese attack.

Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone attack that targeted a house in central Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the US.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 160th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Election commission says PTI got foreign money, a ruling that could result in Khan and party being banned from politics.

Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate by half a percentage point to 1.85 percent.

The world's second-largest garment exporter is experiencing a slowdown that will threaten nation's economic recovery.

Taliban condemns the drone strike, calling it a 'clear violation' of international principles and 2020 Doha Agreement.

Indexes in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Australia dip ahead of expected trip.

The pandemic, the Ukraine war and the ongoing global economic uncertainty are making them hunt for safe havens.

International financial hub's economy shrinks 1.4 percent in the second quarter, after previous 3.9 percent decline.

Inflation hits 6.3 percent in July, the highest rate since November 1998.

Key al-Qaeda strategist was born to a comfortable life in Egypt where he studied to be a doctor.

With no government in place, nation is suffering from record-breaking political deadlock.

The grants will help communities across the nation prepare for and respond to growing climate-related disasters.

Guy Reffitt of Texas receives the longest sentence related to the 2021 Capitol attack yet after felony convictions.

E-commerce giant Coupang is facing accusations that its success is built on the exploitation of workers.

Tehran has maintained a potential sustainable agreement would require 'flexibility' by Washington.

Former President Duterte withdrew from the court in 2019 after an ICC investigation into his drug crackdown.

The death toll continues to mount as sustained rainfall threatens the battered state with more flash flooding.

Guterres gives global alarm at the opening of the meeting to review the landmark treaty to control nuclear weapons.

President Vladimir Putin says the US is the biggest threat to his global maritime goals.

Midwestern US state will vote on Tuesday on whether to repeal protection of abortion rights from its constitution.

Mass sexual assault of eight women has shocked the country with the president denouncing 'horrible acts of brutality'.

After the pontiff said he will ease his travel, the Vatican confirms visit to the Central Asian nation.

The firms were being used by Iran to facilitate the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products, the US said.

United States factory activity last month fell to its lowest level in over two years, according to fresh data.

Thousands of al-Sadr supporters resume their sit-in inside parliament in Baghdad as counter-protests take place nearby.

Network condemns Cairo over continuing incarceration of its journalist without charge for nearly a year.

California, which is facing a punishing drought, still has months of fire season ahead of it.

Masih Alinejad, a critic of the Iranian government, says she was 'shocked' by the arrest outside her house in Brooklyn.

Foreign ministry threatens 'serious consequences' if the US house speaker makes a trip to the self-ruled island.

Electoral commission's appointments of people related to party stalwarts has triggered fears of electoral malpractice.

What to make of the former Canadian PM's 'rousing endorsement' of Pierre Poilievre as Conservative Party leader?

The Kenyan ministers of ICT and interior have rallied round Meta's Facebook as the hate speech controversy rages on.

Industry observers say more airlines could follow suit if the central bank does not intervene to help airlines.

A Russian missile killed Oleksiy Vadatursky and his wife Raisa, a day before grain exports resumed from Odesa.

Aakash Hassan was on his way to Sri Lanka last week when officials at New Delhi airport barred him from boarding plane.

Less than half of all newborns around the world are exclusively breastfed during their first five months.

The death of a young man in the southern state of Kerala is the first in Asia.