The death toll in Italy's bridge collapse has gone up to 41 after three more bodies were found under the rubble by rescue workers, Italian media reported. On Friday night, remains of a family,

For 13 years, a tobacco factory in Sulayminyah, Iraq, lay abandoned. There was talk of re-opening it. Then talk of demolishing it. But now, there are plans to transform the 26-hectare compound into a

Mexico's president-elect says the fate of a controversial new $13bn airport will be decided by a referendum. The vote will take place in October. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made the project one of the

Protesters in Kathmandu have said a new citizenship bill treats women as second-class citizens. Nepal's parliament is debating a bill that could make it difficult for women to pass on their citizenship to their

The once-thriving tourism industry in Nicaragua has completely collapsed. The recent unrest in the Central American country has meant tourists are staying away. Since April, hundreds of people have been killed in protests against

The collapse of the Turkish lira was a big worry for investors around the globe this week. The currency crisis came to a head after a feud with the world's biggest economy, the United

DUBAI: Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount

DUBAI: Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died at a hospital in the Swiss capital, Bern, after a brief illness. The 80-year-old served as the seventh UN chief for almost 10 years from 1997

Thousands of people have been paying tribute to former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been cremated in New Delhi. He was the first prime minister of India from the Hindu nationalist