Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been sent back to jail after a fresh corruption conviction. The court in Islamabad gave Sharif a seven-year term for having investments beyond his declared assets. Sharif, who denies wrongdoing, was jailed in July in a different

Eight people were killed and several injured in a massive pile-up of 50 vehicles, including school buses, because of dense fog on the Rohtak-Rewari highway between Delhi and Haryana of India Monday (Dec 24) morning. The incident took place near a flyover in Haryana's Jhajjar. Seven

The death toll from an Indonesian tsunami has risen past 280 with more than 1,000 people injured. The tsunami struck Sunda Strait coastal areas along western Java and southern Sumatra islands without warning in the darkness Saturday night. A disaster agency spokesperson, Sutopo Purwo

At least 168 people have been killed and 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials say. The country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged by Saturday's tsunami. It says the possible cause of

At least 62 people have been killed and 584 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials say. The country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged by Saturday's tsunami. It says the possible cause of

At least 43 people have been killed and 584 injured after a tsunami hit the coast around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials say. The country's disaster management agency says two people are missing, and hundreds of buildings were damaged. It says the possible

A bus carrying college students and their teachers back from an educational trip veered off a mountainous road and lunged into a ravine in Nepal, killing 23 people and injuring 14 others. The fatal crash occurred on Friday when the bus was returning from Kapurkot in Salyan district.

A partial US government shutdown has taken effect after US lawmakers failed to break a budget impasse. Mr Trump, who has to sign off any deal, is insisting at least $5bn (£4bn) in funding be included for his long-promised wall along the Mexican border. Lawmakers adjourned

A partial US government shutdown is now just hours away after US lawmakers failed to break a budget impasse. Mr Trump, who has to sign off any deal, is insisting at least $5bn (£4bn) in government funding be included to help build his long-promised US border wall. Lawmakers

The US military has been ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan, a US defense official with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The official said planning is underway, and it could take months to withdraw the nearly 7,000 troops. The

US Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned Thursday on the heels of President Donald Trump's plans to withdraw troops from Syria, citing irreconcilable policy differences in a move that took Washington by surprise. "Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose

The United States has begun pulling troops from Syria, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday. "We have started returning United States troops home as we transition to the next phase of this campaign," Sanders said in a statement. According to Sanders, "five

The United States will withdraw all of its troops from Syria, a US official has said, after President Donald Trump claimed America has "defeated ISIS" in the war-ravaged country. The move will have extraordinary geopolitical ramifications - and plunges into uncertainty the fate of

Facebook has discovered and removed another coordinated hate campaign operated by the Myanmar military, which has used the service to spread false news and insults about the Rohingya people, Myanmar’s mostly Muslim ethnic minority. In a blog post published Tuesday night, Facebook

The US is currently unable to repel an attack from the hypersonic weapons that are being developed by Russia and China, as they can pierce most missile defense systems, a recent US government report has revealed. “China and Russia are pursuing hypersonic weapons because their speed,

A major fire broke out on Monday at a Mumbai hospital killing at least eight people, disaster management officials said.  Over 140 people have been rescued so far. Six were killed on Monday, and two died this morning, taking the number of dead to eight, news agency ANI reported.

North Korea has denounced the latest US sanctions, saying they could "block the path to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula forever". Washington said it put the sanctions on three top officials, after a report threw up a raft of human rights abuses. A historic summit between

Nicaraguan police have beaten several journalists protesting against earlier raids on their offices, reports say. They say this happened as the reporters gathered outside a police station in the capital Managua, saying the raids were illegal. Nicaragua has been rocked by months of

Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister, seven weeks after he was appointed in a surprise move that sparked a political crisis. Mr Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former president, signed his resignation letter in a ceremony at his house. Former PM Ranil

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that his government will recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. However, he said Australia's embassy would not move from Tel Aviv, until a peace settlement was achieved. He added Australia also recognised the