US First Lady Melania Trump has dismissed speculation about the state of her marriage, saying her husband's alleged extra-marital affairs are not her "concern or focus" because she has better things to do. In an interview with ABC News, she said media speculation about her marriage

At least eight climbers from a South Korean expedition have died on Nepal's Mount Gurja after their camp was devastated by a violent snowstorm, officials said Saturday. The bodies of eight climbers, including their Nepali guides, were spotted among the wreckage of their camp by a

Internet users around the world may experience network connection failures on Thursday as the main domain servers and related infrastructure controlling the web will be powered down for some time. The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is responsible for

An Air India flight with 136 passengers on board hit a wall at Trichy Airport in Tamil Nadu state on Thursday and had to be diverted to Mumbai, news agency ANI reports. The plane took off from the Trichy airport around 1:20 am for Dubai, but was diverted to Mumbai where it landed at

At least 31 people were killed when a landslide rolled down the slopes of Mt. Elgon in eastern Uganda, wrecking homes and burying animals, a government official told Reuters on Friday. Martin Owor, Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Management, said the landslide tumbled onto a

The UN office for disaster risk reduction said Wednesday that worldwide reported economic losses from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes and other climate-related disasters surged to total nearly $2.9 trillion over the past 20 years. UNISDR, as the office is known,

Malaysia's cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty and halt pending executions, a move that has been hailed by international human rights groups and foreign diplomats. A proposed bill on abolishing capital punishment is likely to be discussed by the government when the

Two people were killed in Srikakulam of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh's as cyclone Titli uprooted trees and electric poles and damaged hutments in the region and in Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts after making landfall Thursday (Oct 11) morning.  The cyclone also

Cyclone Titli has made landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha state of India at early hours of Thursday (Oct 11) morning, with surface wind speeds of 126 kmph, reported news agency PTI.  People in coastal areas of Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh are preparing to face the full onslaught

Turkish TV has aired video from CCTV linked to the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi monarchy, visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October but has not been seen since. The TV also showed what it says are Saudi men

At least 42 people have been killed in a bus crash in western Kenya. The bus was travelling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu, when it veered off the road, police say. Many reportedly died at the scene of the accident and police fear the death toll may rise with the

Seven people were killed and about 20 others injured after five coaches of Delhi-bound MLDT NDLS Express derailed near Harchandpur area of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh early on Wednesday, officials said. Divisional railway manager Satish Kumar confirmed the death toll and said

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has resigned and will leave her post by the end of the year. Sitting side-by-side in the Oval Office, Trump praised Haley as a "fantastic person" who has "done an incredible job" and said

A Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 carrying 97 passengers and 18 crew members from Guangzhou airport of China slid off a runway while landing at Suvarnabhumi airport in heavy rain late Monday.  Pratana Patanasiri, Thai Airways vice president for aviation safety, said flight TG679 departed

As many as nine employees were killed and 15 others injured in a major blast at state-run Steel Authority of India Limited’s Bhilai plant in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said. “All of them are said to be serious and are admitted to the district hospital. The figures (of

A rare white tiger has mauled a zookeeper to death in its enclosure at a zoo in Japan, officials said. The 40-year old man was found bleeding from the neck in the tiger's cage. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. Officials believe he was attacked by one of the

The head of Interpol, who vanished after taking a flight to Beijing, is being held and investigated for corruption, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Monday (Oct 8). Meng Hongwei, who also was a vice minister of public security in China, has been accused by

The 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded on Monday to the American economists William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer for reshaping the understanding of the long-term determinants of economic growth. Nordhaus was cited for his work on the implications of

In a stunning move that could set back the country’s efforts to expand its global presence, the Chinese Communist Party announced late Sunday that the missing president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, was under investigation on “suspicion of violating the law” and was “under the

State Police said 20 people have been killed in a deadly crash involving a limousine that took place near a busy tourist spot in Schoharie county of New York on Saturday afternoon. New York State Police said two vehicles were involved in the crash shortly before 2 p.m. at the