At least one person has died and several others are feared trapped in India's eastern city of Kolkata after a section of a decades-old highway bridge built over a railway track collapsed. The incident in

At least six people have been reported dead and more than 160 injured as typhoon Jebi - the strongest in 25 years - pummelled Japan. The reports on Tuesday came after the Japanese government issued evacuation advisories for

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the arrest of his fiercest critic in Congress after revoking the senator's amnesty for involvement in unsuccessful military uprisings years ago. Senator Antonio Trillanes condemned Duterte's move, which

Egyptian security officials say they are investigating a suspected explosive device near the heavily fortified US Embassy in the heart of Cairo, Egypt's capital. They say the device was spotted on Tuesday outside the

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army is getting ready to solve problem of "terrorism" in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, Russia has said, hours after activists reported air strikes hitting the region for the first

Managua, Nicaragua - A smattering of photos are what's left of the life of Faber Lopez Vivas. They show a normal 23 year old fixing motorbikes with his brother in the garage, hugging his

Few challenges are more existential for Saudi Arabia than the need to wean its economy away from an excessive dependence on oil. The country faces two certainties on the external and domestic fronts: the

Some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment and politics have taken to Twitter to show their support for civil rights activist and Black Lives Matter supporter Colin Kaepernick after the former American football player

AMMAN: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli occupation and the creation of a Palestinian state.  Palestinian and Jordanian official

BAGHDAD: Iraqi lawmakers convened Monday with Prime Minister Haider Abadi and a populist cleric together seeking to form a government and sideline pro-Iran rivals with a deal to create the biggest bloc in Parliament.The