International

Greece dissolves parliament for January election

Greece's parliament was dissolved Wednesday ahead of an early election warily watched by markets and…

Gambia's Jammeh hurries home after aborted coup

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said he was returning home from Chad late on Tuesday, after…

Guantanamo Prisons: Tunisian, Yemeni detainees moved to Kazakhstan

Two Tunisian and three Yemeni detainees were transferred from the US-run prison at Guantanamo Bay…

Pakistan hangs man for attack on ex-president Musharraf

Pakistan on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of attempting to assassinate former military ruler Pervez…

Bad weather halts recovery of bodies from AirAsia flight

*6 bodies recovered so far including a woman in crew uniform Stormy weather forced Indonesian…

China to compensate parents of wrongfully killed teenager

A Chinese court will give the parents of a teenager wrongfully executed for murder and…

Queen Elizabeth honours actor Hurt and trendsetter Quant

Veteran actor John Hurt was given a knighthood and 1960s fashion designer Mary Quant, pioneer…

Two kids, 6 adults shot dead; killer commits suicide

A man shot and killed eight people, including two children, before committing suicide, Canadian police…

Two year-old boy, in accidental shooting, kills mum

A two-year-old boy on Tuesday accidentally shot and killed his mother in a Walmart store…

Breaking: Palestine statehood UN resolution defeated

The UN Security Council has defeated Palestine draft resolution asking for statehood.