Hundreds of people have been detained at a Moscow rally demanding punishment for police who detained an anti-corruption journalist. Officers in riot gear clashed with protesters during the unauthorised march in support of Ivan Golunov. Among those detained at the rally were fellow

Hong Kong police fired tear gas to stop protesters from storming parliament, in a major escalation of public anger against a controversial extradition bill. Local news footage showed demonstrators scattering as thick clouds of tear gas enveloped a group of protesters, who clashed with

Nearly three lakh people are being evacuated from the western coast as Gujarat prepares for Cyclone Vayu, which is inching closer to the coast. The entire coastline, from Kutch to south Gujarat has been put on "high alert".  Schools and colleges in the coastal districts are closed

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to Iran with a keen eye on international sanctions and domestic politics. The visit, which begins Wednesday, is partly aimed at easing tensions between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme. However, observers have

A South Korean NGO says it has identified 318 sites in North Korea that have been used by the government to carry out public executions. The Transitional Justice Working Group interviewed 610 North Korean defectors over four years for its report. It documented decades of killings,

The pilot of a helicopter died after it crash-landed on top of a skyscraper in Manhattan, fire officials say. The incident sparked a rooftop fire, which was quickly extinguished. Some workers were evacuated from the tower, but none were hurt. The office building close to Times

At least four bodies have been recovered as salvage crews raised the wreck of a tourist boat that sank on the Danube in Budapest last month. Divers entered the boat as a floating crane slowly brought it to the surface. The Mermaid was carrying South Korean tourists when it was in

A South Korean NGO says it has identified 318 sites in North Korea that have been used by the government to carry out public executions. The Transitional Justice Working Group interviewed 610 North Korean defectors over four years for its report. It documented decades of killings,

A two-year-old boy, who was stuck in a 150-feet deep borewell in Punjab for nearly 109 hours, has been declared dead after he was pulled out of the borewell Tuesday (June 11) morning. Fatehveer Singh fell into an unused borewell in Bhagwanpura village of Sangrur district last Thursday

The final candidates for the Tory leadership race have been confirmed, with 10 running to become the next British PM. Jeremy Hunt, Dominic Raab, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove - who launched their campaigns ahead of the nomination deadline - are all on the final list. Conservative

Nearly 100 people have been killed in an attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, reports say. The attack happened in Sobane-Kou, near Sanga town in the Mopti region. The search for bodies is ongoing, but officials say 95 people have been found dead,

A bus carrying 40 people crashed into several cars killing at least 17 people in southeast Brazil Sunday night, according to firefighters and local media. The fire brigade in the Campos de Jordao area, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) from Sao Paulo, confirmed to AFP that the accident

Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, has been arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case. It came after a high court rejected extending pre-arrest bail for him and his sister. They are accused of hiding financial kickbacks in fake accounts. Zardari has

A recently restored wooden sailing ship has sunk after colliding with a container vessel near Hamburg, northern Germany. Six adults and two children were injured when the gaff-rigged schooner Elbe No 5, originally built in 1883, collided with a Cyprus-flagged vessel, Astrosprinter, on

DHAKA: Six men have been found guilty of an eight-year-old girl's gang-rape, torture and killing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January last year, which shocked and disturbed the entire country and led to street protests calling for justice for the child.  Former government

Eleven people were killed and 25 others injured after a speeding double-decker bus rammed into a truck following a brake failure at National Highway 2 near Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The accident took place near Danua-Bhanua area on National Highway 2 when the bus hit the rear of the

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she will not scrap a controversial plan to allow extradition to China, despite mass protests. On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people rallied against the bill which critics fear allows China to target political opponents in the city. Speaking

Tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Venezuela and Colombia after it reopened for the first time in four months on Saturday, officials say. The crossing was closed in February at President Nicolás Maduro's request as opposition leader Juan Guaidó prepared to bring

One of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Malta in connection with the brutal killing of a father at a remote Cheshire farmhouse after 16 years on the run. Detectives have been seeking Christopher Guest More Jr, 41, since he left the country shortly after the

At least four people were killed and five injured in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers clashed over removing party flags. The dead include three BJP workers and one TMC activist. The violence apparently broke out over hoisting the BJP