In a stern message to its neighbours with whom it has territorial disputes, China today said it is determined to defend "every inch" of its territory while pursuing diplomacy through peaceful means. ... MORE»
According reports from the Vietnamese media, the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 people crashed into the sea. ... MORE»
Ukraine braced today for new pro-Russian protests in the tense eastern city of Donetsk after Moscow threatened to stop crucial gas supplies to the country, further escalating hostilities with the West. ... MORE»
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro,facing protests at home, has voiced support for the deposed president of Ukraine, saying he was the victim of a US-backed coup. ... MORE»
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today raised the possibility that some Jewish settlements would remain under Palestinian sovereignty if the two sides struck a peace deal. ... MORE»
Contrary to fears within a section of the society, women and teenaged girls who participate in free birth control programmes do not indulge in riskier sexual practices, says a new study. ... MORE»
Iraqi authorities today denied permission to a plane belonging to Lebanon's national carrier to land in Baghdad after a son of an Iraqi minister missed the flight, Middle East Airline said in a statement. ... MORE»
A young man in China, who swallowed a plastic whistle when he was 9 years old and as a result made shrill sounds while sleeping for last 15 years, has finally undergone a successful operation to remove the obje ... MORE»
